Duck Soup - J Hoberman (BFI Film Classics) USA A down on his luck

A down on his luck writer (William Holden) gets mixed up in a dangerous relationship with a faded star (Gloria Swanson) who is consumed by demented ambition for a triumphant return

An African-American canine expert sets about reprogramming a dog which has been trained to attack black people

'A Prophet' Director: Jacques Audiard (2009) French w/ English subtitles

Alec Secareanu

Both a compelling character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian government crackdowns in Italy in the late 1960s and early ’70s

Duck Soup - J Hoberman (BFI Film Classics) USA A down on his luck'Duck Soup' by J Hoberman (BFI Film Classics paperback) The esteemed critic's analysis of the anarchic political satire takes in the historical context in which it was produced, examines its initial box office failure and subsequent cult status.