Stars: Karlheinz Bohm, Maxine Audley, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Brenda Bruce, Esmond Knight, Martin Miller, Michael Goodliffe, Jack Watson, Shirley Anne Field | Written by Leo Marks | Directed by Michael Powell
Released 64 years ago (!!!), a Martin Scorsese favourite, Peeping Tom, is getting a special edition 4K release this year after being restored by The Film Foundation and BFI National Archive in association with StudioCanal.
This was a first-time watch for me, and my immediate reaction, almost from the opening scene is that for a film that was made so long ago, it has aged extremely well and I imagine it might have seemed quite shocking at the time.
That does seem to be the case as “on its initial release in 1960, Peeping Tom received a savage reception from critics who were dismayed by its controversial subject matter and the sympathy it seems to engender for its murderous protagonist.” It then remained...
Released 64 years ago (!!!), a Martin Scorsese favourite, Peeping Tom, is getting a special edition 4K release this year after being restored by The Film Foundation and BFI National Archive in association with StudioCanal.
This was a first-time watch for me, and my immediate reaction, almost from the opening scene is that for a film that was made so long ago, it has aged extremely well and I imagine it might have seemed quite shocking at the time.
That does seem to be the case as “on its initial release in 1960, Peeping Tom received a savage reception from critics who were dismayed by its controversial subject matter and the sympathy it seems to engender for its murderous protagonist.” It then remained...
- 1/29/2024
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Over the course of its 50-year existence, Doctor Who has given fans incredible stories and characters and has blended science fiction with fantasy, action with romance, and even comedy with tragedy, to great effect. Yet the real tragedy behind the show is the fact that, from 1967 to 1978, the year the BBC changed its archival policies, 106 Doctor Who episodes from the Hartnell/Troughton eras – including 10 full serials – were wiped from the BBC archives.
With the second part of series seven starting on Saturday, and even though chances are slim that the lost episodes will ever be found and shared with the fandom, here are five stories we wish would surface.
5. Marco Polo (First Doctor, Season 1 – Story #4)
This is the earliest known Doctor Who story to have vanished almost completely, beyond a few audio clips and production stills. It’s also a story that, if it still existed on film, would stand...
With the second part of series seven starting on Saturday, and even though chances are slim that the lost episodes will ever be found and shared with the fandom, here are five stories we wish would surface.
5. Marco Polo (First Doctor, Season 1 – Story #4)
This is the earliest known Doctor Who story to have vanished almost completely, beyond a few audio clips and production stills. It’s also a story that, if it still existed on film, would stand...
- 3/28/2013
- by Trevor Hultner
- Obsessed with Film
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