Portal of dreams: ‘Cinema Paradiso’
❉ Giuseppe Tornatore’s paean to the transformative effects of cinema has lost none of its power.
Articles by Matt Barber
Nanni Moretti’s Aprile and The Son’s Room
❉ Matt Barber on two films from the Italian filmmaker, released this month on Blu-ray.
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) reviewed
❉ A triumphant last hurrah of the French crime drama cycle, starring Alain Delon, makes its 4K UHD debut.
‘Koyaanisqatsi’: An Appreciation
❉ Watching now during the pandemic, #Koyaanisqatsi’s imagery and tone is cuttingly relevant.
‘Les Demoiselles de Rochefort’ (1967)
❉ ‘Rochefort’ is a grand confection, a stylised and colourful fantasy, writes Matt Barber.
‘Kes’ (1969)
❉ Matt Barber on a humane and deeply sensitive film.
‘Belle De Jour’ (1967) reviewed
❉ “Buñuel is expertly slicing through polite society and displaying what lies beneath the surface”.
‘Hamlet – Big Finish Classics’ reviewed
❉ Big Finish’s first Shakespeare adaptation is a full-cast audio production of Shakespeare’s most famous play.
‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (DVD/Blu-ray) reviewed
❉ A brutal, witty, slice of social realism that deconstructs Thatcherism, identity and the notion of society.
Fellini’s ‘La Strada’ on DVD & Blu-Ray reviewed
❉ Fellini’s La Strada sowed the seeds for his later, more extravagant films.