Woodython Five (6) – New York Stories
“I not only was totally in love with Manhattan from the earliest memory, I loved every single movie that was set in New York, every movie that began high above […]
Monthly Archives: July 2013
CHRIS: Eureka (Roeg, US, 1983)
“More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.” Truman Capote, Answered Prayers – The Unfinished Novel When the The Greatest Films of All Time were published in Sight […]
Dirk’s Five – It’s Not Paranoia
Who watches the watchmen? The answer is “only people who can’t be arsed reading the graphic novel”. In the early days of the movies, themes of surveillance were traditionally found […]
Starburst Memories: Brosnan Strikes Back!
Starburst Number 22 declares “The Return of Chewbacca!” alongside a full colour cover featuring him breathing into a hoover appliance. Of course, he was the character, more than any other, […]
ANDY: The Conversation (Coppola, US, 1974)
The fourth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures”. As […]
Woodython Five (5): The Early Years
“It was unspeakably agonising. All day long I would shake and tremble, thinking about standing up that night before people and trying to be funny.” Woody Allen, 1966 Allan Stewart […]
The Dirk Malcolm Alternative 