Dirk’s Five – Muppets
“It’s time to put on make up, it’s time to dress up right” The Muppets are a source of endless nostalgic romance here at Dirk Towers. I have a reasonable […]
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Woodython Five (10): Sound and Vision
(Woody’) talent as a scorer of movies is widely overlooked, or is so taken for granted that it passes unremarked upon. Music is such an integral part of Woody’s presentation […]
Woodython Five (9): Woody’s Women
There are two enduring cliches that appear in reviews of Woody’s output. The first has peppered critique at various points over the past twenty years: “a return to form”. Its […]
Dirk’s Five – Tex-Mex
All that other stuff, all that history? To hell with it, right? Forget the Alamo. – Pilar Cruz, LONE STAR The US-Mexico border has long been used in American cinema […]
Woodython Five (8): Writers and writing
“I started out as a television writer, for a show that was on live every week. You didn’t have the luxury of coming in and waiting to be inspired. You […]
Dirk’s Five – Hustlers, Grifters, Shills and Marks
Illusion and cinema go together like Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee. From the earliest moments in the history of cinema, film-makers have used the medium to perform trickery. This association […]
Woodython Five (6) – New York Stories
“I not only was totally in love with Manhattan from the earliest memory, I loved every single movie that was set in New York, every movie that began high above […]
Dirk’s Five – It’s Not Paranoia
Who watches the watchmen? The answer is “only people who can’t be arsed reading the graphic novel”. In the early days of the movies, themes of surveillance were traditionally found […]
Woodython Five (5): The Early Years
“It was unspeakably agonising. All day long I would shake and tremble, thinking about standing up that night before people and trying to be funny.” Woody Allen, 1966 Allan Stewart […]
Woodython Five (4) – Mia
“She’s a good actress. She can play many different roles. She has a very good range. She can play serious roles, she can play comic roles. She’s photogenic , very […]
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