Two quickies today ... a gentle spy film from the 80s and Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit to date.
Criterion's Hopscotch is a handsome widescreen version of a very unpretentious Walter Matthau vehicle. His rogue CIA agent plays 'catch me if you can' with new boss Ned Beatty, getting ample help from Viennese ladyfriend Glenda Jackson.
Miramax's new Collector's Edition of Pulp Fiction redeems all the sins of the very ragged DVD from long back, and even offers a rebate for those who bought the earlier copy. The twisted crime saga looks even better now, if such a thing is possible.
There's a stage version of Roman Polanski's Dance of the Vampires, aka The Fearless Vampire Killers on its way on the New York Stage; one of the pages on their Dance of the Vampires website has a huge selection of international posters from the film, along with a quote from Savant's restoration article on the movie. Too proud not to point it out.
Work's piling up, but Savant has ambitions of keeping the flow of reviews on their way. Why? The reviews must flow, is all. He who controls the reviews, controls the Universe, or something to that effect. Thanks for putting up with all this! Glenn Erickson
Posted by DVD Savant at August 16, 2002 08:25 AM