Plenty (1985)
FRED SCHEPISI Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. United Kingdom/USA, 1985. Pressman Productions, RKO Pictures. Screenplay by David Hare, based on his play. Cinematography by Ian Baker. Produced by Joseph Papp, Edward R. Pressman. Music by Bruce Smeaton. Production … Continue reading
The Winter Guest (1997)
ALAN RICKMAN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. United Kingdom/USA, 1997. Capitol Films, Channel Four Films, Fine Line Features, Pressman-Lipper Productions, Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund. Screenplay by Sharman Macdonald, Alan Rickman, … Continue reading
American Psycho
BB (out of 5) Eighties materialism, fascination with psychotics and sexual frustrations of all kinds have been dealt with many times before this and in many better ways. Mary Harron’s … Continue reading
The Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call – New Orleans (2009)
WERNER HERZOG Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 2009. Millennium Films, Edward R. Pressman Film, Saturn Films, Polsky Films, Osiris Productions, Lieutenant Productions. Screenplay by William M. Finkelstein, based on the film Bad … Continue reading
Wall Street
BBB.5 (out of 5) If for nothing else, this film acts as an excellent time capsule of Reagan-era corporate greed, significantly different from nineties corporate greed because later tycoons wouldn’t … Continue reading
Conan The Destroyer (1984)
RICHARD FLEISCHER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1984. Dino De Laurentiis Company, Edward R. Pressman Film. Screenplay by Clive Exton, George MacDonald Fraser, based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. … Continue reading
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
ABEL FERRARA Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1992. Bad Lt. Productions. Screenplay by Abel Ferrara, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon, Zoë Lund. Cinematography by Ken Kelsch. Produced by Mary Kane. Music by Edward R. Pressman. Production … Continue reading
