A Film Rumination: The Battle of Culloden, Peter Watkins (1964)

October 15, 2010April 2, 2022 / Joachim Boaz / 3 Comments

7.5/10 (Good)

The pseudo-documentary (docudrama) The Battle of Culloden––made for BBC Television––was the first feature film by the soon to be famous (in somewhat esoteric circles) radical pacifist Continue reading →

A (short) Film Rumination: 9 Variations on a Dance Theme, Hilary Harris (1966/67)

October 10, 2010January 17, 2021 / Joachim Boaz / 2 Comments

7.5/10 (Good)

While ambling aimlessly on youtube looking for interesting short films, I discovered this forgotten gem by Hilary Harris. I’d never heard of this filmmaker nor are most of his films listed on Internet Movie Database (besides his oscar winning short subject documentary, ‘Seawards the Continue reading →

A Film Rumination: Life and Nothing But, Bertrand Tavernier (1989)

October 8, 2010October 11, 2020 / Joachim Boaz / 5 Comments

7.75/10 (Good)

Won BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language, 9 Caesar Award nominations (French Oscars) and two wins

Fresh off Continue reading →

Update: Hilarious 1960s/1950s sci-fi themed ads

October 3, 2010October 22, 2011 / Joachim Boaz / 27 Comments

I found a few hilarious sci-fi themed adds from the 60s which I had to share (well, the second might be somewhat later)….

That space suit makes her look like she has a strange neck disease...

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A Film Rumination: Coup de Torchon, Bertrand Tavernier (1981)

October 1, 2010December 27, 2010 / Joachim Boaz / 4 Comments

8.5/10 (Very Good)

Oscar Nomination: Best Foreign Language Film, 10 Caesar Award (French Oscar) nominations

It’s taken me a while to gather the courage Continue reading →

A Film Rumination: Æon Flux, Karyn Kusama (2005)

October 1, 2010January 9, 2011 / Joachim Boaz / 14 Comments

2/10 (Atrocious)

This is not my normal fare, but I’m running out of sci-fi films to stream on netflix. Also, it was late and I was bored/tired/exhausted from grading/researching/reading.

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Book Review: Entry to Elsewhen (contains three 1950s short stories/novelettes), John Brunner (1972)

September 27, 2010July 29, 2017 / Joachim Boaz / 12 Comments

2.5/5 (Bad)– collated rating

This collection contains three 1950s short stories/novelettes expanded and modified from their original magazine form for this volume. Although two of the Continue reading →

A Film Rumination: Muriel, or The Time of Return, Alain Resnais (1963)

September 24, 2010August 24, 2019 / Joachim Boaz / 7 Comments

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7.5/10 (Good)

Delphine Seyrig has always been my favorite French actress — this was mostly based on her icy, regal, and hauntingly beautiful role in Alain Resnais’ seemingly impenetrable masterpiece, The Last Continue reading →