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Babylon: A Dazzling Throwback to Classic Cinema?

November 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Babylon, the star-studded upcoming film from Damien Chazelle, and wonders if it might be a movie like they used to make… When Martin Scorsese bemoaned an evolution in cinema that was leading to a dearth in the cinematic style of old, he caused something of an uproar. Increasingly, others have […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 8 1/2, Babylon, Brad Pitt, damien chazelle, Diego Calva, Eric Roberts, Federico Fellini, First Man, jean smart, la la land, Li Jun Li, Margot Robbie, olivia wilde, Samara Weaving, Tobey Maguire, Whiplash

Films about Film

March 8, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at films about film… The magic of cinema. A wonderful escape from the rigours of modern life, or a microscope onto the worst issues we might face. Escapism, realism, thrills or dramatic truth, whatever your desire, is covered. The very process in making film is also in equal measures magical, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 8 1/2, Barton Fink, Be Kind Rewind, Cinema Paradiso, Ed Wood, Peeping Tom, Son of Rambow, The Disaster Artist, The Player, Wes Craven's New Nightmare

10 Films You Must Watch On The New Criterion Channel

April 8, 2019 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno on the 10 must-see films on The Criterion Channel… Cinephiles and film school rejects felt crushed when WarnerMedia’s Filmstruck, a streaming service filled with classic and contemporary cinema, shut down late last year. Filmstruck included hundreds and hundreds of the greatest films ever created and allowed new and old fans to enjoy them […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: 3 Women, 8 1/2, Brazil, Do the Right Thing, Dr. Strangelove, Female Trouble, Harlan County USA, Persona, Yojimbo

Movie Review – 8 1/2 (1963)

May 1, 2015 by Simon Columb

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: 8 1/2, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Federico Fellini, Marcello Mastroianni, Sandra Milo

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