Masters Of Cinema Spring 2012 Schedule
A couple of months ago we took a look at British boutique Home Video label Masters Of Cinema’s Post-Summer 2011 schedule. Having seemingly gotten a taste for event announcements, the Eureka strand today announced their first quarter 2012 release schedule. Again, it’s an eclectic group of films, taking in Asia, Europe, the United States and … Read more
Bank Holiday Bank Heist
In honour of the second Bank Holiday in as many weeks Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second takes a look at our favourite bank robbery films. Well, we say “bank robbery films”, but we mean heist flicks. Thief (1981) Michael Mann, the king of the modern american heist flick, has influenced pretty much … Read more
Trench Coats and Trilbies – Le Cercle Rouge
Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970. FRANCE. Le Cercle Rouge starts as it means to go on. Opening with a philosophical scroll, claiming to be the words of the Buddha, yet it is completely made up. Melville plays on the expectations of his audience to spin a yarn that is both ground in reality (in the sense that … Read more
