Monday, 23 May 2011

Dressed to Kill

De Palma, B.(1980) Dressed to Kill...is like a 'Vertigo'-inspired mystery tale of sex from Brian de Palma that almost takes on the mantle of a semi-pornographic film. With an opening shower -scene  and taxi-cab seduction making this erotic thriller a welcome guest of this site.

Being John Malkovich

Jonze, S.(1999) Being John Malkovich ....is a film about identity , celebrity and manipulation...maybe more vicarious than voyeuristic (but worth of being here)..through a portal into the brain of John Malkovich , it's possible to look out the actor's eyes and experience what he feels.

Jamon Jamon

Luna, B.(1992)Jamon Jamon.... is a mix of surrealism,voyeuristic tone and tension in sexual potency ..best described as a grade B art film...with naked bullfights and Penelope Cruz's tits compared to ham and potato omelettes

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Argento, D.(1970)The Bird with the Crystal Plumage ...is a slasher movie and detective thriller inspired by  Antonioni, M.(1966)' Blow Up' ...about a writer stalked by a serial killer.

The Eyes of Laura Mars

Kershner, I. (1978)The Eyes of Laura Mars ...is a 'Giallo' type film (so named because of the yellow trashy Italian mystery paperback novels)  and here Faye Dunaway plays a glamorous photographer who specialises in styilized violence who begins to have visions through the eyes of a killer.

Monogamy

 Shapiro, D.A.(2010) Monogogamy ...is about a voyeuristic photographer that slips into narcissism enticing the audience to view the the story through the lens of the camera ...bringing an intimacy to the film.

Manhunter

Mann, M. (1986) Manhunter ...is a movie about watching and being watched and the first featuring 'Hannibal the Cannibal'  depicting the forensic capabilities of the FBI and highly styilised colour techniques used, to make this a cult film.