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BFI Review – Contact (1985) and Elephant (1989)

April 28, 2016 by Simon Columb

Contact, 1985 and Elephant, 1989. Directed by Alan Clarke. SYNOPSIS: Two films reflecting on the 1980’s in Northern Ireland.   Alan Clarke, director of Scum and The Firm, is a director of men. These could be men in prisons or aggressive, violent offenders keen to tattoo swastikas on their foreheads, as he did in Made in […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Alan Clarke, Contact, Elephant

Marvelous Movies for Hard Science Fiction Lovers

July 27, 2021 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos with some movie recommendations for hard sci-fi lovers… It’s easy to exploit the science fiction genre for its ludicrous narrative potential. After all, as long as you can loosely relate your story concept back to something semi-realistic, you can technically call your motion picture an adherent of the “sci-fi” category. That being said, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Random Videos, Red Stewart Tagged With: Arrival, Contact, europa report, marooned, Moon, robot and frank, Silent Running, Solaris, The Andromeda Strain, the man from earth

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