Film Hemorrhage #1

November 2023 DEBUT issue, a 52-page, B&W straight-up fanzine totally devoted to cinema & the films of the world, past and present – not too highbrow, not too low.

Here's what's in it:

- MIKE LEIGH AT THE BBC: From 1973 to 1984, British filmmaking legend Mike Leigh made eight incredible feature films for the BBC to be shown on television. They're exceptional comedy-dramas of the domestic and the mundane, and they define cinematic realism in the extreme, virtually all of them with actors at the absolute peak of their powers working under the hand of one of the greatest directors of this or any other age. We talk about 'em here!

- 12 HIDDEN GEMS FROM THE 2010s: Were the 2010s a fantastic decade for film? I believe the case can be made that a canon of truly great films from the 2010s will ultimately be established. To get us started, here's a survey of twelve different mostly under-the-radar independent films and why they're worth watching.

- AMERICAN FILMS OF THE SIXTIES: Here's a loose look at 1960s American films as they were absorbed by the author during an online film course. From "The Apartment" to "Midnight Cowboy", with "Private Property", "The Swimmer", "The Trip" and many others in between, it's a peek at what the lead-up to New Hollywood looked like and the cinematic routes ultimately taken to get there.

Plus

- "THE BOY WHO LIKED DEER" - Barbara Loden's other film!
- Book vs. Film: "THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE"
- The Spring 1977 Cento Cedar Cinema film calendar

Plus reviews of modern horror films, 70s Fassbinder & other films from the 50s to 2023; plus photos and all manner of lightly-informed opinions about things.