Polanksi Special: Trailer Madness
To compliment Alan’s marvellous introduction to the films of Roman Polanksi, here are the trailers to the five (it should be six, but I couldn’t find the official trailer to Knife In The Water. Sorry!) films that big Al recommended that you check out. From the trippy delight of Rosemary’s [...]
Polanski Special: Lovelockandload Get Frantic
We welcome back our mate Paul from the wonderful Lovelockandload, who opens his 2010 account for us* with an in-depth look at one of Roman Polanksi’s often overlooked films, Frantic. So without much further ado, here’s Paul gettin’ all, y’know, ‘Frantic’…. The eighties were something of a quiet time for [...]
Polanski Special: Posterspective!
As part of their Roman Polanski Directorspective, the Barbican is displaying an exhibition of archive film posters from the collection of Museum of Cinematography in Lodz, Poland. They have kindly allowed to us post a few on here as part of our Polanski week, the lovely, lovely people! So, here [...]
Director of the Month: Roman Polanski
Hello and welcome to Director of the Month, your cut-out-and-keep guide to the very finest auteurs in filmland… This month: Roman Polanski Nationality: French/Polish D.O.B: 18/08/1933 Years active: 1955 – present Number of films (as director): 18 Do say: “With your beady eye for the macabre, and your cackling delight in the [...]
Downtown Week: The 15 Greatest NYC Films!
Yo, dudes! Ahem. I’ll bet you’re enjoying Downtown Week, ain’t ya? And, why not; after all, you’ve never seen anyone wear a T-shirt with ‘I Hate New York’ written on it, have you? Part of the allure of the Big Apple is that it’s such a cinematic city. I really [...]
Single of the Day – The Vampires of Dartmoore – Dance of the Vampires
The fantastic people at Finders Keepers records are releasing the super rare 1969 Vampires of Dartmoore album ‘Dracula’s Musical Cabinet’. Rumoured to be inspired by Roman Polanski, this peculiar album is actually an imaginary soundtrack to a imaginary film – if you know what I mean. Desperately sought-after by crate-diggers and collectors alike [...]