10 Questions for The Settlers film director Felipe Gálvez Haberle theartsdesk.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theartsdesk.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
British filmmaker Alex Cox made his name with Sid and Nancy and cult-fave Repo Man. However, his epic story of greed, Latin American politics and U.S. chicanery, Walker (1987) set in Nicaragua in the mid-1800s should have been his pinnacle. With a soundtrack by Joe Strummer, bravura performances by Ed Harris and Peter Boyle, and timeless theme of American interventionism, Walker seemed ‘can’t-miss’. Uh, not so fast. Released in the middle of the Iran-Contra Hearings to mostly negative reviews, the studio turned its back on the film and took a major loss. Criterion has now come to the rescue with a restored reissue of Walker. PKM’s David Stewart caught up with Alex Cox to discuss Walker and other cinematic topics.
The Criterion Collection has announced the six movies that will be joining its list in April of 2022, including the Blu-ray upgrade of Alex Cox's Walker.
Unsuitable for Literature: An exchange with NER author Lou Mathews nereview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nereview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.