Tag Archives: Donald Sutherland

Saturday Matinee: Land of the Blind

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Luther Blissett

By Ms Mary Lou Source: The News Blender “A stale piece of bread is better than nothing.” LAND OF THE BLIND is a 2006 film directed by Robert Edwards, and written by Edwards five years before. Its message about political … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Luther Blissett

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978) is a science fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman (The Wanderers), with a screenplay by W.D. Richter (dir. Buckaroo Banzai) and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Land of the Blind

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Luther Blissett

“Land of the Blind” (2006) is a British-American political satire directed by Robert Edwards and starring Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle. The story is set in an unnamed place and time where an idealistic soldier … Continue reading →

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Little Murders in Retrospect

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Luther Blissett

By John R. Hall Source: Dissident Voice After their wildly successful anti-war classic Mash, actors Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland ventured out on a very weak limb and made a film version of a hit and miss Broadway production.  Alan Arkin … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Little Murders

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Luther Blissett

“Little Murders” (1971) is a dark comedy based on a play written by Jules Feiffer and was the first feature film directed by Alan Arkin. The plot centers on vivacious interior designer Patsy who falls in love with photographer Alfred … Continue reading →

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