tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post5384992376687262824..comments2024-03-02T15:33:51.602-05:00Comments on The Obscurity Factor: Burt Lancaster in The Swimmer (1968)Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769809005816830951noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-86603505402105622442013-06-02T20:17:49.918-04:002013-06-02T20:17:49.918-04:00Grindhouse Releasing has announced that they'r...Grindhouse Releasing has announced that they're releasing The Swimmer (which is truly terrific and haunting film) on blu-ray DVD sometime either late this year or in early 2014 And Criterion is releasing seconds in blu-ray in AugustSergiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477611506706892253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-90611550844789875322012-09-20T21:56:49.983-04:002012-09-20T21:56:49.983-04:00Yes, I love The Last Summer... The theme is haunti...Yes, I love The Last Summer... The theme is haunting too.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769809005816830951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-4327818348761612502012-09-20T04:51:56.723-04:002012-09-20T04:51:56.723-04:00The Swimmer, Mister Buddwing, Seconds, and let'...The Swimmer, Mister Buddwing, Seconds, and let's not forget Frank Perry's other film about young-adult trauma, "The Last Summer." Barbara Hershey and Richard Thomas make their impressive marks as tormented souls of privilege who are summering on Fire Island, New York. There is a rare, suggestive scene involving two gay men in the dunes that Hershey and Thomas catch in a private moment (pre-Stonewall). Filmmaking at its most provocative, without crossing the lines of human decency. Ahead of its time, and a haunting tale of human nature darkness from within.Richard C. IRITANOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-12848802356954187262011-03-04T17:49:05.572-05:002011-03-04T17:49:05.572-05:00Add "Seconds" with Rock Hudson and you h...Add "Seconds" with Rock Hudson and you have a trifecta of male mid-life disillusionmentBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769809005816830951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208674285913301013.post-30251186762847934832011-03-04T17:42:05.389-05:002011-03-04T17:42:05.389-05:00I've always thought THE SWIMMER would be an in...I've always thought THE SWIMMER would be an interesting double bill with James Garner's MISTER BUDDWING. (There's obscurity for you!)Propagatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450679576020462553noreply@blogger.com