Under Southern Eyes – Page 134 – A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.

The Fall of the House of Usher / The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope (dir. Jan Svankmajer): two film shorts of fear, terror and oppression

Jan Svankmajer, “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1981), “The Pit, the Pendulum and

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Mel Bucklin, “Emma Goldman – An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman” (2003) This portrait of Emma Goldman,

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Carl Urbano, “A is for Atom” (1952) Created and produced by John Sutherland and sponsored

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Ms&Mr, “Xerox Missive 1977 / 2011”, multi-channel video installation (2011) Technically not a film but a

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Hiromasa Yonebayashi, “Arrietty / Karu-gurashi no Arrietti” (2010) A charming offering from Studio Ghibli, based

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Shane Carruth, “Primer” (2004) A low-budget film (it cost about US$7,000 to make) about four

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Guy Maddin, “Fancy, Fancy Being Rich” (2002), “My Dad is 100 Years Old” (2005), “Spanky:

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Jean Cocteau, “Orpheus / Orphée” (1950) Intriguing re-telling of the famous ancient Greek legend set

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Torstein Grude, “Satan Rides the Media” / “Satan rir media” (1998) Focussing on the sensational

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Lesley Manning, “Ghostwatch” (1992) Subject of a post on Adam Curtis’s BBC blog, this BBC

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