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Apollo's Angels: A History Of Ballet

Jennifer Homans

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Apollo's Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe, where...

Competing Responsibilities: The Ethics and Politics of Contemporary Life

Susanna Trnka and Catherine Trundle

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Noting the pervasiveness of the adoption of "responsibility" as a core ideal of neoliberal...

Darren Fisher (2465 KP) rated Siege (1982) in Movies

Dec 13, 2020 (Updated Dec 13, 2020)

Siege (1982)

1982 | Action, Thriller

10.0

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Overlooked excellent grindhouse thriller.

I rented this out a lot back in the 80s. This film needs an official re-release desperately (remains only available on VHS and Laserdisc).
Siege motors along at a fast pace, no lulls, just scene upon scene of intense cat and mouse between a gang of murderous thugs and a group of people (in what looks like the most rundown and scuzziest building ever) who take in a survivor from the gangs previous assault. Shades of John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 and a cheeky wink towards Escape From New York, the gang take on more than they bargain for when the ever resourceful victims strike back. Solid acting all round and a sucker punch of a twist at the end. This is a must see! Essential grindhouse viewing!

Trivia:
1# It contains the only existing news footage of the actual 1981 Halifax Police strike.
2# Aka Self Defense (USA), Night Warriors (Europe), New York 1991 (Various countries). Seige was the UK title.
3# The Japanese release has a further 7 minutes of extra 'day-time' footage. Although this is interesting it doesn't really add anything to the final cut. Personally I prefer the 'night-time' version as it evokes more menace and gets straight to the point.