Movie Fan Man: Cinema Connoisseur

Traditional, Artsy, Genre-Within-Genre: A Little Something for Everyone

I’m on Two Livestreams!

From Tony Nash,

Hi to all My Followers, Those I’m Following, and All Curious Visitors,

Just in case I hadn’t mentioned this previously, I started up a YouTube channel, where I do a mix of movie talk and Blu Ray/DVD Collection Updates. I should also mention I go by my birth name Stephen for the Tube

https://www.youtube.com/@tvnash

YouTube has become go-to for me these days, but I’ll still post here on WordPress when the mood and timing is right, so don’t worry if I might pack in here, I won’t – I’m just having loads of fun on YouTube,

I’ve quite a few friends on the YT Film Community, and one of them is a cool guy from Holland named Thijs, his channel is mainly dedicated to The Walking Dead franchise, but he loves a wide array of genres. He asked me if I’d be up for doing some livestreams with him, and after some thinking, I said yes, and these are the first two of our collaborations. I hope you enjoy, let me know what you think, and please hit that like button if you can.

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HERE’S THE EASTER RABBIT, HURRAY!!!!!!!

To all My Followers, Those I’m Following, and All Curious Visitors,

HAVE A HAPPY, SAFE, AND FUN EASTER!

And some Bugs Bunny as a treat

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Gettin’ a Little Noirish on My B Day

Hello to all my Followers, Those I’m Following, and All Curious Visitors,

To cap off my Birthday today, I’m viewing the Blu Ray debut of the Japanese Film Noir I Am Waiting.

Now while Akira Kurosawa did his odes to the Noir genre with Drunken Angel and Stray Dog in the late 1940’s, it was film studio Nikkatsu in 1957 that would recreate the memorable tropes, characters, motifs, mood, and stories of the genre that spawn a decade long film craze in Japan.

The story is simple: an ex boxer turned restaurant owner saves a woman from committing suicide, and later learns the mobster ex-boyfriend she’s running from may be behind the disappearance of his brother. A solid example of the Noir style in a new age, and well worth checking out.

The Blu Ray from Radiance Films is Region B locked, so anyone curious to check the film out will need an All-Region/Multi-Region player to view it, or check out the DVD from the Criterion Collection set Nikkatsu Noir.

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Tis the Season 2.0

To All My Followers, Those I’m Following, and All Curious Visitors,

Have a:

Merry Christmas

Happy Christmas

Buon Natale

Joyeux Noel

Good Yule

God Jul

Frohe Weihnachten

Vrolijk Kerstfeest

Feliz Navidad

Glaedelig Jul

Gledelig Jul

Meri Kurisumasu

Have fun, be safe, be happy

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….. And Good Will To Men

To all My Followers, Those I’m Following, and All Curious Visitors

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!!

From Tony Nash, Movie Fan Man

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THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF TOM TURKEY

from Tony Nash

To All My Followers, Those I’m Following, and All Curious Vistors,

Have a Happy, Safe, and Fun Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!

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TIS THE TIME FOR SEASON’S SCARINGS

To all My Followers, Those I’m Following, and All Curious Visitors,

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Hope you all have a safe and fun time today.

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Support the SAG & WGA

by Tony Nash

Hello to my Followers, those I’m Following, and all Curious Visitors,

Experience Film just did an excellent post on the recent strike started by the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America

https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/53485019/posts/4810323145

I highly encourage the WordPress Film Community to stand with the SAG and WGA for their right to be creative and expressive in their art form(s), and to not let the Hollywood big shots take anything away from them. Let’s keep the art of acting and writing alive for many generations to come.

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Viva Delon, Belmondo, & Arrow Video!!!

From Tony Nash

Arrow Video just announced its September lineup and the one title that excited me the most was the US home media premiere of the French Gangster Thriller Borsalino starring the titans of Cinema Francais Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo, where they play 1920’s era gangsters whose uneasy partnership is put to the test by their dual lust for power and the love of a woman.

I nearly imported the French Blu Ray of this a while back as it was English subtitle friendly, but I’m so glad I held off now as I get to add this glorious release from Arrow in the coming months. Bravo Arrow Video!!

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE

From Tony Nash,

Hello to all my Followers, those I’m Following, and All Curious Visitors,

My family’s laptop is on its last legs and has limited keyboard functions, so for the next couple of weeks my WordPress time will be sporadic as while I can use my iPhone just fine for it, misspellings are too frequent on the keyboard and I want to give any posts I enjoy and write the best possible feedback/input I can.

We’re looking into a new laptop right now, so just bear with me for a couple weeks. Thanks to everyone for continued support.

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