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Thursday, 7 April 2022

Red Alert (1977)


 

A computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and receives erroneous information of a radiation leak. It seals off the compound, trapping the crew inside.

From memory: Above-average TV disaster film works within the confinements of the genre and is fairly suspenseful, but it's remarkable for its warning of a nuclear meltdown nearly a decade before the Chernobyl disaster. 


 

Saturday, 19 December 2015

Hawking (2004) (TV)



The life and work of the theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking who, despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, has galvanized the scientific world with his ground-breaking work on the nature of the universe.

A TV docu-drama well produced in good taste depicting Hawking's early years; Benedikt Cumberbatch is excellent in the title role.

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971)



A musician is stalked by an unknown killer who's blackmailing him for an accidential killing of another stalker.

Early Dario Argento giallo that already reveals the director's trademarks:  atmosphere and style get preference over the logic of a convincing plot, imaginative set pieces, suspenseful and blood-curdling sequences, a pop soundtrack slightly off-kilter to the ongoings on screen - and everything highly entertaining.

Maltin**: "Unabsorbing psychological murder-mystery with performers who walk through their roles in a very disinterested fashion."