tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post3011389394633569431..comments2024-03-27T10:27:59.266-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Coming Soon: Ken Russell: Re-Viewing England's Last ManneristJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-70151395825767717952009-08-26T14:25:51.269-04:002009-08-26T14:25:51.269-04:00It's great that you could contribute to this b...It's great that you could contribute to this book, JKM. Russell's work did have a significant contribution, especially to the 80's. I couldn't help myself when you mentioned the 1980 <i>Altered States</i> in your excerpt. Having read the Paddy Chayefsky novel beforehand, and seen what he did with it, KR was the perfect director for that film. So much so, <i>get ready for the flashback</i>, it garnered a small but wonderful homage in the group Aha's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFAycZQsEMQ" rel="nofollow">Take On Me</a> music video later in that decade. Good stuff. Thanks for the post.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-42215917012751369172009-08-26T10:36:50.598-04:002009-08-26T10:36:50.598-04:00Please keep us informed. I just had a look for a p...Please keep us informed. I just had a look for a pre-order but nothing out there yet.<br /><br />Kind Regards,<br /><br />Barry<br />sic friat crustulumDiVicenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672828592411357noreply@blogger.com