I think 1985 was probably the greatest year in cinematic history. Remember mid-budget studio films made for audiences with mature, discerning audiences? It's been a long time.

you tell me. I'm the one who's out of the loop

same. I'm 31 years old, and I feel ridiculously out of touch with today's music. Not that I feel like I'm MISSING anything important, but still.

he also disliked the racial attitudes in the final film. He thought it was too right-wing

Frankenheimer remains underrated: French Connection II, 99 & 44/100% Dead, The Fixer, The Horsemen, etc. are all phenomenal

Honky Tonk Freeway, too. Don't let it's reputation scare you away-it's fucking hilarious, and one of John Schlesinger's very best.

you do know that Schrader has disowned this film, right? BTW, I still think Light Sleeper is a far better film than Taxi Driver. He really is a phenomenal director, and the films he made with his brother, the late Leonard Schrader (who wrote Kiss of the Spider Woman, the first independently produced film to be…

Kate Bush, of course

god, I miss what that channel was so much. Jancee Dunn was amazing

I'm very jealous of the guy with the INCREDIBLE Optimus Prime costume

the man who wanted to be interred above Marilyn Monroe paid an exorbitant price, and wished to be fornicating with her in the afterlife.

this isn't really a review; it's a run-down of the jokes you enjoyed best. I want to see this movie, as I love HOT ROD

Up with Jonathan Rosenbaum, Tom Mes, Jasper Sharp, Molly Haskell and Carrie Rickey as my favourite living critic

I just love his work. Not a year goes by when I don't see another amazing short or feature of his at film festivals

Mike D'Angelo likely doesn't know anything about Plympton beyond Your Face and The Tune. This review is pathetic. This film is completely in line with the newspaper strips he drew for the Village Voice and L.A. Weekly during the 70's and 80's

Mike D'Angelo doesn't have a fucking clue about Plympton or his work. The man has made a number of live-action features. If you don't understand the tone of his works, that's fine, but don't pretend that you do and slag him off for following his own drum

if you didn't go to the Mitchell Bros.' O'Farrell Theatre, you didn't really go to San Francisco

Here are several of his 1930's features you can stream

Caught a 35mm print of Roman Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers at the American Cinematheque. This is the second film I've seen in the Cinematheque's tribute to the late cinematographer Douglas Slocombe; the first was John Huston's brilliant Freud, which was also projected in glorious celluloid

I think he's extremely funny in it. His character is very socially awkward, and it fits the mood of the film