Tag: Khetag Bibilov

Unclenching the Fists | Review

So Daddy, I’m Finally Through: Kovalenko Explores Familial Dysfunction in Rural Melodrama The suppression of women by the heteropatriarchy is tale as ancient as civilization,...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #58. Kira Kovalenko’s Unclenching the Fists

Unclenching the Fists Russian director Kira Kovalenko promises to be a breakout talent with her sophomore film Unclenching the Fists in 2021. Produced by Alexander...

Popular

Paper Tiger | Review

In the Forests of the Night: Gray Frames Fearful...

TheyDream | Review

Frames That Mend: Caballero Unevenly Probes Puerto Rican Family...

The Devils (1971) | Review

Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.