Ernst Lubitsch isn’t remembered for the silent work which Eureka’s Masters of Cinema is concerning themselves with, his name carries traction from his dramatic comedies of the 1930s and 40s (To be or not to be, Trouble in Paradise). Madame Dubarry predates this and the boom era of the silent […]
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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 […]
Teenage (2013): Inspired, Cut out Punk Documentary about the teenage experience (Review)
People between the ages of 13 and 19 have obviously always existed, the lifestyle of the teenager is commonly believed to have been invented in the 1950s with the popularisation of Rock ‘n Roll. In Matt Wolf’s idiosyncratic documentary and ‘living collage’, Teenage, he gives voice to accounts of what […]