Italian maestro Luchino Visconti directed Death in Venice, a lush Italian–French romantic drama, shot in Panavision and Technicolor, and starring Dirk Bogarde and Björn Andrésen. It is based on the 1912 novella Death in Venice by the German author Thomas Mann. At the turn of the century, composer Gustav von Aschenbach (Bogarde) travels to Venice […]
Test: Chris Mason Johnson’s AIDS Movie (LGBTQ, Gay)
March 3, 2022 by
Venice and Cannes Film Fest had instituted a prize for best LGBT-themed film in 2007 and 2010 respectively. However, Berlin began handing out its “Teddy Award” back in 1987 (with Pedro Almodovar’s “Law of Desire” snagging the very first one). In 2014, one of the eagerly-awaited movies was Chris Mason Johnson’s “Test”, a sly low-budget […]
Univeral Hollywood: No Longer Requires Masks, Proof of Vaccination
March 3, 2022 by
Universal Studios Hollywood will no longer require a mask or proof of vaccination to enter the park beginning Friday.
Bullet Train: Summer’s Hottest (and Coolest) Action Road Movie, Starring Brad Pitt
March 3, 2022 by
David Leitch directed Bullet Train, an action comedy from screenplay by Zak Olkewicz, based on Kōtarō Isaka’s novel Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train).
Batman: Pricy Tickets for Event Movie, Just as Spielberg Had Predicted
March 3, 2022 by
AMC is charging an extra $1.50 on adult tickets for “The Batman” in Los Angeles.
