Friday, March 29, 2024

Brian Susbielles

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Getting Low At Highgate Cemetery

Yup, I’m at it again with the cemeteries.  Not that I would romanticize death or think that far ahead, but these aren’t just random places. Highgate, one of London’s “Magnificent Seven” cemeteries, is...

Criterion Collection: October 2022

Here in the last three months is another slate of films by Criterion. These releases all have a dark theme for the month, matching the horror tales that create Halloween on the...

In Memoriam: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This October, there will be constant statistics coming up to raise awareness for this killer disease which accounts for 25% of all types of cancer in women. As of 2020, there are...

Père Lachaise: The Final Home For France’s Best

So, I have a thing for making notes on Google Earth for the places where the famous are laid to rest. Judge me, please do. It’s a weird fascination of mine. I...

The Volcanic Love Story Of Ingrid & Roberto

Say what you want regarding today’s actors and influencers dating amongst themselves, none of them have chemistry to the marriages and affairs of many decades ago. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez reunited...

Karel Zeman: An Unsung Animation Legend

Karel Zeman died in 1989, several months before the Velvet Revolution, which saw the communist regime in Czechoslovakia stand down and democracy return. It was sad that Zeman didn’t live to see...

Criterion Collection Releases: September 2022

Le Corbeau (1943) Henri-Georges Clouzot’s early noir piece was filmed under Nazi rule in France and was condemned right, left, and center for various reasons. After the country’s liberation, when Clouzot was banned...

Indecent Exposure: The History Of The National Legion Of Decency

In the 1930s, the Production Code led by Will Hays was formed as a board to certify films that were considered safe for distribution. That meant no overt sexual content, no obscene...

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