Starburst Memories: Star Wars Holiday Special
At the September (2011) gathering of Dirk’s Film Club we had a comedy double bill. There was HIGH FIDELITY – amusing rather than rib-tickling – followed by STAR WARS: HOLIDAY […]
Tag Archives: Star Wars
CHRIS: Toy Story 2 (Lassester,Unkrich, Brannon, US, 1999)
The TOY STORY trilogy is probably the most successful trilogy in film history. Successful in the sense of its financial results at the box office and toy shops, but also […]
CHRIS: Star Wars (Lucas, US, 1977)
“Promise me that you’ll never watch it again.” Alec Guinness (to a young fan) I had one of those kodak moments this week. I watched STAR WARS for the first […]
CHRIS: Husbands and Wives (Allen, US, 1992)
” Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad TV.” Compare this film with my previous choice for the list: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE is about the unspoken tensions at […]
CHRIS: Ran (Kurosawa, Japan, 1985)
In the week that British political landscape was rewritten, it is fitting that The Dirk Malcolm Film Club should feature this epic study of the destructive effects of power as […]
DOM: Star Wars (Lucas, US, 1977)
To quote Halliwell’s Film Guide “Flash Gordon rides again!” One of the most enjoyable blockbusters of all time, this became THE must see film of the late 70’s and if […]
CHRIS: Introduction to my list
What if cinema actually did start with Star Wars? An alternative to Derek Malcolm’s Century of Films list by Chris Hart After spending the past two years or so, attempting […]
The Dirk Malcolm Alternative 