Here Comes the Sun(shine) (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 21, 2013
Somebody out there likes me (well, my blog at least)! Vern, owner and evil mastermind of the blogs VideoVanguard and Video Vortex,
has honored me with the coveted Sunshine Award.
I’m awed and amazed that anyone would take time out of their day to read
my little ‘ol blog, and read more
Here Comes the Sun(shine) (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 21, 2013
Somebody out there likes me (well, my blog at least)! Vern, owner and evil mastermind of the blogs VideoVanguard and Video Vortex,
has honored me with the coveted Sunshine Award.
I’m awed and amazed that anyone would take time out of their day to read
my little ‘ol blog, and read more
West of Zanzibar (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 17, 2013
(1928) Directed by: Tod Browning; Written by Elliott J.
Clawson; Titles by Joseph Farnham; Based on the play Kongo, by Chester De Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon; Starring: Lon
Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan and Warner Baxter
Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“There is somethi read more
West of Zanzibar (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 17, 2013
(1928) Directed by: Tod Browning; Written by Elliott J.
Clawson; Titles by Joseph Farnham; Based on the play Kongo, by Chester De Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon; Starring: Lon
Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan and Warner Baxter
Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“There is somethi read more
Dick Miller: Cult Icon (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 10, 2013
“I
really never got excited about the size of a part. I didn’t realize the staying power of stars,
when you got top billing, and then you’ve got to go a little lower, a little
lower. But maybe that’s why I’ve been
around so long.” – Dick Miller ( read more
Dick Miller: Cult Icon (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Nov 10, 2013
“I
really never got excited about the size of a part. I didn’t realize the staying power of stars,
when you got top billing, and then you’ve got to go a little lower, a little
lower. But maybe that’s why I’ve been
around so long.” – Dick Miller ( read more
Double Take: Psycho/Psycho II (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 31, 2013
Psycho (1960) Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock; Written by
Joseph Stefano; Based on the novel by Robert Bloch; Starring: Anthony Perkins,
Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam
Available
on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
Psycho II (1982)
Directed by: Richa read more
Double Take: Psycho/Psycho II (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 31, 2013
Psycho (1960) Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock; Written by
Joseph Stefano; Based on the novel by Robert Bloch; Starring: Anthony Perkins,
Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam
Available
on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
Psycho II (1982)
Directed by: Richa read more
Classics Revisited: Taste the Blood of Dracula (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 25, 2013
(1970) Directed by Peter Sasdy; Written by: Anthony Hinds; Based
on the character created by Bram Stoker; Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey
Keen, Gwen Watford, Peter Sallis, Roy Kinnear and Ralph Bates; Available on
DVD.
Rating: *** ½
“The tasteful title is Taste
the Blood read more
Classics Revisited: Taste the Blood of Dracula (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 25, 2013
(1970) Directed by Peter Sasdy; Written by: Anthony Hinds; Based
on the character created by Bram Stoker; Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey
Keen, Gwen Watford, Peter Sallis, Roy Kinnear and Ralph Bates; Available on
DVD.
Rating: *** ½
“The tasteful title is Taste
the Blood read more
The Once Over Twice: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 12, 2013
(1988) Directed by Stephen Chiodo; Written by Charles
Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo; Starring: Grant Cramer, Suzanne
Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD
Rating: *** ½
“…we tried to take
every circus motif, every clown gag, read more
The Once Over Twice: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 12, 2013
(1988) Directed by Stephen Chiodo; Written by Charles
Chiodo, Edward Chiodo and Stephen Chiodo; Starring: Grant Cramer, Suzanne
Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD
Rating: *** ½
“…we tried to take
every circus motif, every clown gag, read more
Happy Blog-day to Me! (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 3, 2013
It’s
hard to believe it’s been three years since Cinematic Catharsis started. Stemming from a lifelong passion for films,
and a desire to keep writing after finishing my master’s degree, I set up this
blog as an outlet. By the same token, I
didn’t want it to read read more
Happy Blog-day to Me! (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 3, 2013
It’s
hard to believe it’s been three years since Cinematic Catharsis started. Stemming from a lifelong passion for films,
and a desire to keep writing after finishing my master’s degree, I set up this
blog as an outlet. By the same token, I
didn’t want it to read read more
Silent September Quick Picks and Pans (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 29, 2013
This month's feature title is a
misnomer, since there are no pans, only picks. I deliberately chose to cover films across a
broad spectrum of genres, but as is always the case with theme months, I ended
up screening more films (including The
Passion of Joan of Arc, Bardelys the
Magnificent and read more
Silent September Quick Picks and Pans (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 29, 2013
This month's feature title is a
misnomer, since there are no pans, only picks. I deliberately chose to cover films across a
broad spectrum of genres, but as is always the case with theme months, I ended
up screening more films (including The
Passion of Joan of Arc, Bardelys the
Magnificent and read more
Blancanieves (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 22, 2013
(2012) Written and directed by Pablo Berger; Starring: Maribel Verdú, Sofía Oria, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Macarena García; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** ½ “They’ve rescued a part of the silent cinema that used to inspire passion in read more
Blancanieves (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 22, 2013
(2012) Written and directed by Pablo Berger; Starring: Maribel Verdú, Sofía Oria, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Macarena García; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** ½ “They’ve rescued a part of the silent cinema that used to inspire passion in read more
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (3)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 15, 2013
(1922) Written and directed by Benjamin Christensen; Starring:
Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen
Available on DVD
Rating: **** ½
“My film has no continuous story, no plot. It could perhaps best be described as a
cultural history lecture in read more
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 15, 2013
(1922) Written and directed by Benjamin Christensen; Starring:
Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen
Available on DVD
Rating: **** ½
“My film has no continuous story, no plot. It could perhaps best be described as a
cultural history lecture in read more