With his remarkable trio of hits The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and What’s Up Doc, Peter Bogdanovich became one of the defining directors of the 1970’s. HIs star rapidly began to fade, however, with the critically panned 1975 musical At Long Last Love. He subsequently drifted into the world of telemovies and became a prolific actor; Sopranos fans will
Read moreGreetings from Tim Buckley is not a documentary about the famed folk singer and father of 90’s rock legend Jeff Buckley but a partial biopic of both men. The film is set during the lead up to a 1991 tribute concert to Tim, an event in which Jeff announced his considerable talents to the world and where, according to the
Read moreThe Look of Love, the latest film for British director Michael Winterbottom, is not a biopic of Burt Bacharach or Dusty Springfield although the spirit of romantic 60’s cool they epitomised infuses this film. The Look of Love is like a British answer to The People vs. Larry Flynt as it depicts the career and personal travails of porn king
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