Posts Tagged ‘Ken Russell’
Author: Colin
To celebrate the 75th birthday of the BFI Southbank, the British Film Institute asked 75 celebrities (some you may have heard of, the rest appear to be fillers) for their favourite film.
The idea behind this was to produce a list of ‘classic movies of the future’. Better yet, the top five as voted by the celebrities and the public alike, will be screened at the BFI Southbank from January 2009. If you go to their web site, you can read the responses to the two questions:
All the links are clickable, and the various celebs will tell you what they voted for and why. You are also invited to nominate your own choice(s) and given the opportunity to provide a comment.
Author: James
Picturenose’s very own James Drew talks to legendary boundary-pusher Ken Russell about his most controversial film, The Devils, and joins the growing clamour (and petition) for a speedy DVD release.
An assault on the senses and emotions, Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), is possibly the most controversial and devastating film ever unleashed on mainstream cinema audiences. The director’s cut, with some eight minutes finally restored, received its first international public screenings at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (BIFFF) in 2006. A DVD release was promised for later that year by Warner Bros. So, what’s happened, guys?
- Colin: Mike: the Matrix was utter toss. Don’t go there. Anyhow, I’m right with you on Aliens –...
- Colin: James: Why not do ten more and see if you can avoid putting the god-awful travesty that is Independence Day in...
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- James: Hello Chris, and welcome to Picturenose!
Many thanks for your comment – I thought, in fact, that... - James: Colin, good points, both on Westworld (which should really have been included, I know, I know) and otters.