Monthly Archives: June 2012

“Long Live Anarchy!”: Two By Lina Wertmüller

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Lina Wertmüller is a bundle of contradictions: an avowed anarchist who was born into the rarefied upper strata of the Italian aristocracy, a feminist filmmaker unafraid to delve into realms of sexual grotesquerie many self-professed feminists would unhesitatingly anathematize.” Read … Continue reading →

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The Seduction of Mimi (Lina Wertmüller, 1972)

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

Back in 2010, I wrote my Master’s thesis on Lina Wertmüller’s The Seduction of Mimi, which at the time was only available on a long out-of-print DVD. Fortunately, Kino Lorber has recently issued three Wertmüller films (including The Seduction of … Continue reading →

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Film Reviews on WUAG Radio

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

Avant on Air, part of the fascinating local e-zine Avant Greensboro, has kindly offered me the opportunity to talk about film on their weekly radio show on wuag.net (streaming worldwide).  Listen in on the first Thursday of every month at … Continue reading →

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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (Lewis John Carlino, 1976)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Shout! Factory presents The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea in a skeletal Blu-ray package, lacking any extras whatsoever, and boasting a middling, muddy 1080p transfer.” Read my review of Shout! Factory’s latest Blu-ray release, which hit streets … Continue reading →

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Rapes, Requiems and Wreckers: Jean Rollin’s Cinema

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“Earlier this year, Redemption Films, in conjunction with Kino Lorber, released a five-title slate of Jean Rollin films on Blu-ray for the first time ever. The latest batch, three films from Rollin’s early period (1968-1974), showcases the inimitable eroto-surrealist’s more … Continue reading →

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Desire (Laurent Bouhnik, 2011)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

“While Desire isn’t particularly satisfying, best taken as either a subpar example of parboiled erotica or one lazily sketched character study, the DVD from Strand Releasing is handsome enough.” Read my review of Desire, out last week from Strand Releasing, … Continue reading →

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Complete Cannes 2012 Coverage

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Budd Wilkins

Read all my Cannes Film Festival 2012 reviews now archived (along with some choice older pieces) on The House Next Door, the official blog of Slant Magazine.

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