The Dukes Theatre in Lancaster recently had a run from progressive multimedia Theatre Company imitating the dog that adapted Ernest Hemingway’s anti-war novel A Farewell to Arms. During the same window, BFI issued a Blu-ray/DVD release of Frank Borzage’s 1932 Oscar-winning film (Best Cinematography and Sound) adaptation of the classic […]
Month: September 2014
S09E09 – More Guilty Pleasures
Madame Dubarry (1919) Ernst Lubitsch unknowingly kickstarts the modern biopic (Review)
A Jester’s Tale (1964) Karel Zeman’s Astonishing Anti-Historical War Epic (Review)
Everybody invested to a certain degree in cinema has their favourite actors and directors; the fascinating part of which is discovering who influenced them. This is doubly true when you discover the people who influenced such a staunch surrealist and outsider, Terry Gilliam, the very same influence that can also […]
S09E08 – If It Ain’t Broke …
This week we decided to investigate the repetitive nature of popular media, so join us as we find out more about entertainment franchises that don’t really change over time, the installments that don’t really exist (seriously – they’re just a figment of your imagination), and endlessly rebooted superheroes. Reviews – […]
S09E08 – If It Ain't Broke …
This week we decided to investigate the repetitive nature of popular media, so join us as we find out more about entertainment franchises that don’t really change over time, the installments that don’t really exist (seriously – they’re just a figment of your imagination), and endlessly rebooted superheroes. Reviews – […]