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Coleridge on… Kickstarter?
Well, it’s probably not really “news” any more, given that the fundraising ended ten months ago already, but London-based band The Tiger Lillies did a ‘Kickstarter’ (crowd-funding campaign) to finance...
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Four quick reviews of movies about the 18th century… That you might not have...
Mesmer, 1994. The life and times of Franz Anton Mesmer, 18th century founder, of, well, mesmerism, and with that, idea-giver to a whole generation of Gothic writers. The movie is worth watching only...
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“Les Miserables”, 2012. Another one of my little rants.
So, for… I guess, Grognards, this year ends on sort of a high note: “Les Miserables”, brings the Napoleonic age to the big screen, or, well, at least 19th century France – the movie, based on the...
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“Byron”, 2003.
…And sometimes, one sticks to the era, just for fun. I have to confess, I have never delved too deep into the works and oh-so-exciting life of Lord Byron. I have read his letters, I have read a play I...
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A NYT review of “Les Miserables” (2012).
Some time ago, I wrote a comment on the new movie rendition of Les Miserables, while saying quite little about the movie itself. (Read the original comment over here.) Well, this review by The New...
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“Los fantasmas de Goya”, directed by Milos Forman, 2006.
Another moview review, one that is closer to Coleridge’s life and times, this time. Oscar-winner Milos Forman (Amadeus) doing a biopic about the famous Spanish painter, with Javier Bardem, Natalie...
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Blog Roll, the Third: Let’s talk about Ben Manning!
He is himself a dedicated Coleridgian, a dedicated blogger, and a debuting writer: Say *hello* to Ben Manning, folks! Ben has been a supporter of this blog pretty much from the start, and regularly...
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“The Master”, 2012, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. – Yes, I see a...
Most modern Hollywood cinema, even gritty, artistic, grown-up movies like those Paul Thomas Anderson likes to make, usually rehash old and common tropes. And in The Master, after delving deep into the...
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“Bram Stoker’s Death Ship – Dracula’s Volyage To England”: A review.
A few weeks ago, I presented to you the story of the dreadful voyage of the “Demeter“, right from the pages of Bram Stoker’s famous novel. Well, turns out that the passage (double entendre, hehehe) was...
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“Le Moine”, 2011, directed by Dominik Moll. Gothic movie of the decade?
I am usually very, very weary of movie adaptations of literary classics. – For example, ust look what has been done to Ivanhoe on a regular base, the swashbuckler starring Robert and Liz Taylor still...
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