The Trial, 1962. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff, and Elsa Martinelli. SYNOPSIS: Let’s go down the classic film rabbit hole with a wonderful 4K restoration of Orson Welles’ 1962 movie The Trial, based on Franz Kafka’s novel. Starring Anthony Perkins in the main role, it’s […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil, 1958. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Marlene Dietrich, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles’ classic Touch of Evil, which suffered from a troubled production history before being restored to his original vision more than a decade after he died, arrives on […]
BFI Review – Alphaville (1965)
Alphaville, 1965. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff and Howard Vernon. SYNOPSIS: Tasked with an undercover investigation in Alphaville, a private investigator from The Outlands realises the computer that controls the city needs to be destroyed… Jean-Luc Godard’s sci-fi film noir, on a budget, is Alphaville. Pre-dating 2001: A Space Odyssey’s unforgettable HAL9000, […]