June 2010
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Peeping Tom (1960): All I've got is a...
We are a culture that loves to watch. There is little mystery left to us at this point, with no reality show plot left unturned or film idea deemed too ridiculous. Peeping Tom is a film that was ahead of its time. It preceded our desensitisation to gory horror and torture porn, and the availability of internet content faster than a Domino’s pizza.
It focuses on Mark Lewis, a photographer...
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Altered States (1980): Where is my mind?
A man is suspended in a tank full of water in what looks like some sort of crude NASA experiment. The camera focuses in on our subject as over sized credits slide slowly across the screen finally centering on a black background. The title, Altered States is written in a modified version of the beautifully minimal Avant Garde typeface and it sets the tone of the whole film. Forget what you know...
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BONUS: More (1969)
Heroin addiction + Ibiza + a soundtrack by Pink Floyd = a movie I need to see asap.