The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
Don’t panic. The end of the world as we know it is just the beginning of a long-anticipated film version of the legendary Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Does this film do justice to Douglas Adams’ novels, or is it destined for the scrap heap of literary-adaptation failures? Treasured towel in hand, Hitchhiker novice Steve Stav surfs the cosmos and provides the answer in his enlightening review.
Douglas Adams taught the world that it was OK for science fiction to be funny with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Carl F. Gauze pays tribute to a bright light that left us all too soon. So long, and thanks for all the fish…
Another gem in Marco Bellocchio’s oeuvre, journalism thriller Slap the Monster on Page One is as relevant today as it was in 1972.
Before there was Leather Tuscadero, Suzi Quatro was in two pioneering, all-woman rock bands in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. This is a Quick Look at those bands: The Pleasure Seekers and Cradle.
Lily and Generoso review director Hernán Rosselli’s second hybrid-fiction crime film that artfully explores our perceived notions of family.
Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank (Resonance Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Don’t let the stats fool you. Zyzzyx Road may have been the lowest grossing movie in history, but is it worth checking out? Phil Bailey explores the new 4K UHD from Dark Arts Entertainment.
In France: Live at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival ( Deep Digs). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.
