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Uncovering Curiosities: Alan Parker’s MISSISSIPPI BURNING

The heat from Alan Parker’s Mississippi Burning can still be felt more than 30 years after its 1988 release. This 1960s set drama (which is loosely based on real events) still packs a hefty emotional punch. Chris Gerolmo’s script makes it strong [...]

August 2, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Alan Parker & Mickey Rourke On The Set Of ANGEL HEART

Angel Heart differs from William Hjortsberg’s source material in many ways (the book plays out in New York, never going to New Orleans), but it keeps the rich and textured central conceit. Alan Parker had a great run in the 1980 and 1990s, [...]

May 30, 2021

Alan Parker’s THE COMMITMENTS At 30

Alan Parker’s The Commitments might be 30 years old but the film still packs the same mighty punch that it did when it was first released in 1991. Based on Roddy Doyle’s book of the same name, there’s a wit and energy to Parker’s film [...]

January 19, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Alan Parker’s ANGEL HEART Sees Mickey Rourke & Robert De Niro In A World Of Murder, Mystery & Voodoo

Alan Parker’s 1987 film Angel Heart is a wonderful cinematic gumbo. This New Orleans set tale is a genre melding-pot of a film, stirring together elements of mystery, thriller, noir and horror. Based on author William Hjortsberg’s 1978 novel, [...]

October 13, 2019

Blu-ray Review: Alan Parker’s THE COMMITMENTS Still Packs A Punch 25 Years On

Alan Parker’s The Commitments is 25 years old and the film still packs the same mighty punch that it did when it was first released in 1991. Based on Roddy Doyle’s book of the same name, there’s a wit and energy to Parker’s film that [...]

September 3, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Gene Hackman And Willem Dafoe Tackle Racial Tension In MISSISSIPPI BURNING

The heat from Alan Parker’s Mississippi Burning can still be felt almost 30 years after its 1988 release. This 1960s set drama (which is loosely based on real events) still packs a hefty emotional punch. Chris Gerolmo’s script makes it strong [...]

September 15, 2015