Blog posts by year and monthAugust 2015
Posts (8)
Enigma Variations
L鈥橢clisse is re-released in cinemas today - it鈥檚 a fascinating movie by the director of Blow Up -聽Michaelangelo Antonioni. Here鈥檚 a true story about that enigmatic film.
Awesome Orson
It鈥檚 the centenary of Orson Welles鈥� birth this year 聽and there鈥檚 an excellent new documentary about the great man - I鈥檓 also big fan of Richard Linklater鈥檚 movie featuring Welles from 2008.
Film Education
I鈥檝e been wondering how people learn about film these days and what resources are available online and elsewhere...
Eyes Without A Face
George Franju鈥檚 extraordinary 1960 film Les Yeux Sans Visage is now available on DVD. Why does this poetic horror continue to be so influential among contemporary filmmakers?
What Did I Miss?
I鈥檝e been on holiday for the past few weeks - what films did I miss that I really should see?
Long Live Videodrome
David Cronenberg鈥檚 Videodrome is released this week on BluRay and DVD. The film is over 30 years old but it鈥檚 still shocking and fiercely contemporary...
My Top Five Tom Cruise Performances
Tom Cruise is back on the screen in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. Here is my pick of his best work as an actor.
My Ten Worst Films Of The Year So Far: Part 2
Here are numbers 5 to 1 of my least favourite films of the year so far...