Camille Paglia's The Birds in a second edition is the latest volume in the
BFI Film Classics series.
Ms. Paglia’s stated goal is “for readers to experience the film, with all
its quirky twists and turn, as if it were literally unfurling before their
eyes. Nothing is ...
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This week the team turns its eyes and insight onto a vast mix of titles. DKH
discusses a few recent streaming films, and later reviews a new BFI Film
Classic on Touch of Evil. Jeff Godsil revives an interest in the Wall
Street thriller, Boiler Room, while Matthew of KBOO...
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This week Film at 11 opens with Jeff Godsil resurrecting Captain Blood,
and his love of Olivia de Haviland, then Britta Gordon reviews First Cow.
DKH discusses Babette's Feast. and the new BFI Film Classics volume of the
film, and Matthew of Gremlin Time wraps things up...
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The first thing we see in Babette’s Feast is a meal. But it is not the
repast of the title, rather a charity lunch prepared by two sisters in an
isolated town on Jutland comprising a harsh Lutheran sect. The sisters are
old maids, but interestingly they have a Fren...
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This week we turn our 2020 vision on: Kelly Richardt's first feature film,
River of Grass, from Britta (a revision from a technical error from last
week), Jeff on The Kid Stays in the Picture, DKH on the new BFI book about
Rosemary's Baby, and KBOO's own Matthew with a s...
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About 28 years ago, the British Film Institute decided to create companion
monographs to the then 360 films the institution had chosen for permanent
restoration and exhibition on a rotating basis. The first volume was The
Wizard of Oz, written by Salman Rushdie. Now, ...
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More home body movies with Britta discussing Kelly Richardt's film River of
Grass, Jeff on Moonstruck, Matthew on the original The Lady Killers, and new
director autobiogaphies, and more!
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This week we look at some special items, including Jeff on What's Up, Tiger
Lilly? as well as reviews of the new autobiography by Oliver Stone, and the
Blu-Ray of Lucino Visconti's last film, The Innocent.
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This week the team looks at the Portland ritual of Perry Mason at noon, the
new Peacock streaming service, and classics including Ugetsu and Dinner at
Eight.
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Though the movie theaters are not yet open, it seems as if there are more
movies than ever via streaming and subscription services. This week we get
caught up on a few of them, considering The Outpost. Also on hand are Britta
on Bless Their Little Hearts, a documentary p...
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