Unashamedly marketed as the ‘British King Kong’ and co-written and
produced by Herman Cohen, who updated its themes to include not only
man’s unquenchable thirst for power over nature but also over women,
Konga was one of the very first gigantic monster movies filmed in colour
(in SpectaMation and shot in London, including location shooting in
Croydon).
Full review published by New Empress.
“There’s no way to explain rape, Larry.”
Handgun (Deep in the Heart) was originally
released back in 1984, it stars Karen Young, as a bright eyed woman,
living away from home for the first time and discovering all about life
and the Texas lifestyle. British Director Tony Garnett
tackles the rape/revenge sub-genre and explores the American Psyche from
an outsider perspective. Violent repercussion is not the answer here
though with Garnett choosing to use education and clever power play as a
means of revenge.
Handgun is also showing at BFI on 22nd June 2013
Full review published by Cinetalk.
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