In the end credits the cast is shown ‘In order of disappearance’
I do like the ‘Kraftidioten’ title better.
Tag: 2014
Inherent Vice (2014)
My first film in 2016 is ‘Inherent Vice’
Visually delighting, Katherine Waterston is great as Shasta, the plot is quite foggy…
Kung Fu elliot (2014)
Real or not it is well filmmaking.
Showing the only martial art action hero that Canada would have had / has was quite a task that climaxed in what can be seen at the end of the film.
I tried to find any pure Canadian action heroes, but no success.
Looks like believing in what Jaret BELlIVEau and Matthev Bauckman are showing us is the option.
The Masters of schlock: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
After Not Quite Hollywood and Machete Maidens unleashed we get the Electric Boogaloo, this time Mark Hartley looks deeper into the the Cannon Films. Nice ‘behind the scenes footage’ + a summary of the most relevant works sealed with the ‘CF’ mark + an overview of the key players. Here a list of all films released by Cannon, can (have) you watch(ed) them all?
65th Berlinale: Ned Rifle (2014), Joe Bullet (1971) and Umbango (1988) firecrackers
Ned Rifle (2014), music,directed, written by Hal Hartley:
It is hard to find out at the beginning, if the film is a comedy with dramatic elements or a drama with few funny scenes. One you can be sure of: it is funny for at least half of it’s length (depending on your sense of humor of course). The dialogs / monologues are really well constructed, you actually want to listen to them despite their horrific length. James Urbaniak is hilarious, did he really took comedy classes from Llloyd Kaufamann ? Let’s hope not. In general I can say that “facing his inner clown” went very well for Hal Hartley. Eloquently funny.
Joe Bullet (1971/1973) written & produced by Tonie van der Merwe, directed and photographed by Louis de Witt:
Forget about Shaft, Black Belt Jones and Dolemite, Joe bullet is the new hero and will end the corruption in the football / soccer World. This film tops many of the Blaxploitation films I’ve seen. Action, suspense, gadgets, romance, sports – What else can you want from a movie ? A great music theme? It has it too!
Who is Tony van der Merwe?
What is Gravel Road Entertainment Group ?
Joe Bullet Trailer
Joe Bullet page
imdb.com says:
One of the first South African films featuring an all-African cast, and starred Ken Gampu, one of the first black South African actors to appear in Hollywood films. Independently released in 1972 in the Eyethu cinema in Soweto, and after only two screenings, the film was banned by the then Apartheid government. The film was later unbanned after special appeal and a personal screening to the Minister of Communications. The film was, however, never released again and simply disappeared. Now, after more than 40 years, the film has been digitally restored and finally available for world-wide release.
Umbango (1988/1986) directed and photographed by Tonie van der Merwe:
Second of the Gravel Road films shown at the festival, a western with only one caucasian actor (that dies in the first 1/3 of the film). Was entertaining, but had also it’s bad moments.
Umbango trailer
Gravel Road page.
Jodorowsky’s Dune
this would had been the best movie ever made…
Under the skin
