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Around the world in 50 films: #5 Belgium – Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du...
Why I chose this film: I am a huge fan of a number of directors that have been clumped under the so-called Contemporary Contemplative Cinema aesthetic. Chantal Akerman falls under the same banner, but...
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Around the world in 50 films: #6 Czech Republic / Slovakia ‒ The Cremator (1969)
A note about the country: Perhaps I am cheating here by lumping two countries together, but the film was made when Prague existed in Czechoslovakia (which is now the Czech Republic) and the dialogue is...
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Around the world in 50 films: #7 Iran / #8 Mexico — Taste of Cherry / Japón...
Taste of Cherry Kiarostami is arguably the most famous name in the Iranian New Wave. Having seen The Wind Will Carry Us previously, I was eager to see some of his other works and Taste of Cherry seemed...
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The Cabin in the Woods
Film Information: Released April 13th 2012; Certificate 15 Cast: Kristen Connolly; Chris Hemsworth; Anna Hutchison; Fran Kranz; Jesse Williams; Richard Jenkins; Bradley Whitford; Brian J. White; Amy...
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Around the world in 50 films: #9 Iceland — Nói Albínói (2003)
Why I chose this film: I’m not going to lie here: this was the only Icelandic film I had on my watchlist, and I think the only one I’d actually heard of. If someone is outraged at my ignorance of...
View ArticleLittle Miss Sunshine
Recently I watched a 2006 comedy called Little Miss Sunshine. Not only did I find the movie funny and interesting, but I also found it very inspiring. Little Miss Sunshine follows the story of the...
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Around the world in 50 films: #10 Senegal — Moolaadé (2004)
Into unknown territory for me, with a film from Africa. Why I chose this film Easily the most famous Senegalese film-maker and accredited by many as the father of African film, Ousmane Sembène was an...
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The Bourne Legacy
Film Information: Released August 10th 2012; Certificate 12A Cast: Jeremy Renner; Rachel Weisz; Edward Norton; Joan Allen; Albert Finney; Scott Glenn; David Stratham; Oscar Isaac Director: Tony Gilroy...
View ArticleSundance Film Festival 2014
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual gathering of the greatest, most inspiring storytellers that come to share their primere of dramatic and documentary films, New Frontier films, performances,...
View ArticleThe Three Tales – Hindenburg Tragedy by Steve Reich
The scenes in The Three Tales sparked my curiosity as I watched the film. I most love the orchestrated music in this piece. “The Hindenburg has gone” is an interesting line as the acappella voices sing...
View ArticleGuardians of the Galaxy
Director: James Gunn Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel Length: 121 mins Country: USA Set in the previously untapped cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,...
View ArticleThe Imitation Game
Director: Morten Tyldum Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Charles Dance, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Rory Kinnear Release Date: November 14th 2014 (United Kingdom)...
View ArticleThings that changed my life: Top 10 Films
Films are one of my favourite methods of procrastination, sources of creative inspiration, and awakeners of childhood nostalgia. It all started from a young age, when, naturally, I began to demand my...
View ArticleAmy – A Review
‘Amy is an emotional, electrical exposition of a rare, pure, musically gifted genius, equally destroyed by both love and fame.’ Four years after the untimely death of Amy Winehouse, Amy: The Girl...
View ArticleA Tribute to Poet Andrew Motion
Sir Andrew Motion is a British writer from London, England. He was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom (1999-2009), and is one of the most distinguished professors and excellent authors of English...
View ArticleDownfall – Film Review
Downfall (Der Untergang) is an account of the final weeks of the Third Reich. It begins with the main character, a young woman called Traudl, applying for a secretary job in the Fuhrer’s bunker in...
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