‘X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes’ (1963)
❉ David Llewelyn on Roger Corman’s cult classic, released in High Definition for the first time.
Articles by David Llewellyn
‘La Belle Et La Bête’ BFI Blu-ray reviewed
❉ David Llewellyn unpicks Jean Cocteau’s dreamlike adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, released in High Definition for the first time.
‘Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany’ on Blu-Ray reviewed
❉ “Heimat is a magnificent achievement, a truly pioneering piece of drama which paved the way for the novelistic TV dramas to come.”
Blood and Nipples – Sergio Martino’s ‘The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh’
❉ Convoluted, kinky and bloodthirsty, with stylish visuals and a killer score.
Apeman, Spaceman – ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ revisited
❉ Often copied, never equalled – the legacy of ‘2001’ in the centenary year of Arthur C. Clarke, who died on this day in 2008.
‘The Time Machine’ (1960) revisited
❉ An appreciation of George Pal’s film, one of the cornerstones of “Steampunk”, released during the height of the nuclear arms race.
‘Panic in the Year Zero!’ revisited
❉ We conclude our look back on Ray Milland’s cult triptych with his second feature for Roger Corman’s AIP studios.
‘X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes’ revisited
❉ The second collaboration between low-budget movie maestro Roger Corman and Ray Milland.
‘The Premature Burial’ (1962) revisited
❉ We revisit Ray Milland’s cult triptych: ‘Premature Burial’, ‘X-Ray: the Man With the X-Ray Eyes’,and ‘Panic in the Year Zero’.
‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ (1972) revisited
❉ Writer David Llewellyn looks back on George Roy Hill’s darkly humorous adapation of Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece.