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Movie Review – Nil by Mouth (1997)

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Nil by Mouth, 1997. Directed by Gary Oldman. Starring Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Laila Morse and Charlie Creed-Miles. SYNOPSIS: Depicting the lives of a dysfunctional, South London family. Aggressive Ray and junkie Billy are central roles as we see how their flaws bleed into their home lives and affect others. There is a moment, on the tube, […]

Movie Review – Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), 1948. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Liannela Carell, Vittorio Antonucci and Gino Saltamerenda. SYNOPSIS: In post-war Italy, Antonio is offered a job that requires a bicycle. Selling his bed sheets, he manages to buy a bike. On his first day it is stolen forcing Antonio, […]

Movie Review – The Knowledge (1979)

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The Knowledge, 1979. Directed by Bill Brooks. Starring Mick Ford, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Elphick, David Ryall, Jonathan Lynn, Kim Taylforth, Maureen Lipman and Leslie Joseph. SYNOPSIS: Four out-of-work Londoners decide to train to be taxi-drivers. But, before they can take charge of a Hackney cab, they need to learn ‘The Knowledge’… All Brits know about “The Knowledge”. […]

Movie Review – Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2015)

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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, 2015 Directed by Chuck Workman SYNOPSIS: A documentary exploring the life and work of Orson Welles… Vincent van Gogh, famously, sold only one painting in his lifetime. Leonardo Da Vinci struggled to finish many of the commissions he was given – his Last Supper is technically […]

Movie Review – Touch of Evil (1958)

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Touch of Evil, 1958. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Charlton Heston, Orson Welles and Janet Leigh. SYNOPSIS: A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. Exquisite deep shadows and sharp light, beaming from the screen, make Touch of Evil a film noir classic. A staple of the genre, […]

Movie Review – The Seven Year Itch (1955)

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The Seven Year Itch, 1955. Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. SYNOPSIS: Married man, Sherman, has to contend with the gorgeous woman upstairs when his family are away over the summer. That shot. A train whirrs past beneath the vent and wind blows her dress up as she struggles to hold […]

Movie Review – The Misfits (1961)

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The Misfits, 1961. Directed by John Huston. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift. SYNOPSIS: Roslyn – wounded, shivering and cynical after her divorce – meets experienced cowboy Gay and move in with him. Harm to innocent creatures is a recurring theme as Roslyn becomes increasingly distressed by the masculine aspects of Gay’s lifestyle, and […]

Movie Review – The Fugitive Kind (1959)

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The Fugitive Kind, 1959. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Maureen Stapleton and Joanne Woodward. SYNOPSIS: Val Xavier is on the run, and stumbling into a small town, he decides to change his ways. Employed as a clerk in a shop, he takes the attention of the manager, Lady Torrence… Marlon Brando […]

Movie Review – 8 1/2 (1963)

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8 1/2, 1963. Directed by Federico Fellini. Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée and Sandra Milo. SYNOPSIS: A successful filmmaker struggles for inspiration, and has to reflect on his life and loves to work out where to go in his next film… “It’s about creative procrastination” said, director of Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer in 2002. While I […]