Tag: Paul Schrader

Mishima

I must admit I fell asleep in the cinema during Mishima, which is probably rather unfair on Paul Schrader’s movie. Maybe it was a long day, maybe I wasn’t in the mood for subtitles, but I did find it rather dull at the time (hence the snooze). Mishima is the bizarre true story of a…


Cat People

“See these eyes, so green…” Cat People has one of the greatest theme songs ever, courtesy of David Bowie, but it is buried over the end credits. (A fact Quentin Tarantino realised when he re-used it rather more dramatically mid-scene in Inglorious Basterds).  Additional random fact/pathetic claim to fame: David Bowie brushed my shoulder once. (Long…