DOM: Letter From An Unknown Woman (Ophuls, US, 1948)
This is the reason I dedicated this list to Leslie Halliwell, his books have been much more than just an inspiration to me, so it is such a shame that […]
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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 […]
DOM: Christmas Story (Clark, US, 1983)
When Bob Clark died a couple of years ago, it seemed all press concentrated on his previous film to this, Porkys, or his other Christmas movie, Black Christmas, but I […]
CHRIS: Unforgiven (Eastwood, US, 1992)
“Deserve doesn’t come into it.” The best westerns are myths that tell a story about the time that they were written. The certainties that were present in the genre during […]
CHRIS: Short Cuts (Altman,US, 1993)
I am presently reading BEGINNERS (2009) by Raymond Carver. It is a reissue of his collection of short stories WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE (1981) which […]
DOM: Ace In The Hole (Wilder,US,1951)
(Spoiler Alert!) With the recent events in Chile, I decided to watch this film again. Kirk Douglas plays a one time big journalist down on his luck and taking a […]
CHRIS: Ghost World (Zwigoff, US, 2001)
This film brings together two genres that dominated cinema in the 2000s: the comic book adaptation and the off-beat-indy ‘family in crisis’ movie. Daniel Clowes’ excellent graphic novel, upon which […]
CHRIS: Capturing The Friedmans (Jarecki, US, 2002)
“Well, there’s some things I don’t want to talk about.” David Friedman A measure of a good film is how long it stays with you once the credits roll. This […]
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: Blade Runner (Scott, US, 1982)
“I’ve seen things, you people wouldn’t believe.” Could the final scene of BLADE RUNNER be the greatest ever show down in cinema history? Forget the rest of the film for […]
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