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The Greatest Director of All Time?

May 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Andrei Tarkovsky, Brian De Palma, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith, David Lean, Francis Ford Coppola, Fritz Lang, George Lucas, Ingmar Bergman, James Cameron, Jean-Luc Godard, Martin Scorsese, Michelangelo Antonioni, Orson Welles, Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Image Book

October 18, 2018 by Matthew Singleton

The Image Book (Le Livre d’image), 2018. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. SYNOPSIS: Using a variety of voiceovers, Jean-Luc Godard guides the audience through a truly unique film – a fabric of clips stitched together, telling a story in five unrelated chapters. Godard’s mission, it seems, is to tackle the products of cinema by deconstructing its […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Matthew Singleton, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2018 BFI London Film Festival, Jean-Luc Godard, Le Livre d'image, The Image Book

Cannes Film Festival 2018: Full line-up revealed, including Palme d’Or competitors

April 12, 2018 by Tom Beasley

The full line-up for the Cannes Film Festival 2018 has been announced, including the films vying for the prestigious Palme d’Or. Among the works competing are the latest movies from David Robert Mitchell, Jean-Luc Godard, Asghar Farhadi and Spike Lee. Amidst major controversy over the appearance, or non-appearance, of Netflix at the festival, organisers have […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival 2018, David Robert Mitchell, Jean-Luc Godard, Spike Lee, Under the Silver Lake

BFI Review – King Lear (1987)

February 28, 2016 by Simon Columb

King Lear, 1987. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Starring Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, Norman Mailer and Woody Allen. SYNOPSIS: A collaged interpretation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear is a memorable experience. If you’re looking for Shakespeare, this is definitely a unique interpretation of the Bards tragedy. Starring Molly Ringwald, Burgess Meredith and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Burgess Meredith, Jean-Luc Godard, King Lear, Molly Ringwald, Norman Mailer, Peter Sellars, Woody Allen

BFI Review – Alphaville (1965)

January 18, 2016 by Simon Columb

Alphaville, 1965. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Starring  Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff and Howard Vernon. SYNOPSIS: Tasked with an undercover investigation in Alphaville, a private investigator from The Outlands realises the computer that controls the city needs to be destroyed… Jean-Luc Godard’s sci-fi film noir, on a budget, is Alphaville. Pre-dating 2001: A Space Odyssey’s unforgettable HAL9000, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Akim Tamiroff, Alphaville, Anna Karina, Eddie Constantine, Howard Vernon, Jean-Luc Godard

Movie Review – Le Mépris (1963)

January 3, 2016 by Simon Columb

Le Mépris, 1963. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli and Jack Palance. SYNOPSIS: Playwright, Paul Javal, is approached to write an adaptation for a film, directed by Fritz Lang. While he is conflicted about how he should proceed with such a commercial enterprise, his marriage to Camille is on the rocks and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Jean-Luc Godard, Le Mepris, Michel Piccoli

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