My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, 2022. Directed by Mark Cousins. Starring Alistair McGowan. SYNOPSIS: I imagine that hardcore Hitchcock fans may have various polarizing reactions to My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, Mark Cousins’ documentary that has Alistair McGowan imitating the director’s trademark voice in a narration written by him, but I found it a fascinating, […]
Movie Review – My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (2022)
My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, 2022. Directed by Mark Cousins. My Name is Alfred Hitchcock re-examines the vast filmography and legacy of one of the 20th century’s greatest filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, through a new lens: through the auteur’s own voice. Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most recognisable names in the history of cinema, behind […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas, 2021. Directed by Mark Cousins. Featuring Jeremy Thomas, Mark Cousins, Debra Winger, Tilda Swinton, and Rebecca O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: Film historian Mark Cousins takes a look back at the life and work of film producer Jeremy Thomas, a driving force in movies for over thirty years. There is no denying the […]
“Cinema as Territory”: An Interview with Mark Cousins
Simon Columb chats with Mark Cousins… I Am Belfast, directed by Mark Cousins, is currently playing in a select number of cinemas across the country. Released by BFI, Cousins is an artist who takes many forms. Whether he is writing for Sight and Sound or interviewing David Lynch, Cousins is an expert in each field. […]
Movie Review – I Am Belfast (2015)
I Am Belfast, 2015. Directed by Mark Cousins. Starring Helena Bereen, Richard Buick, Felicity McKee, Shane McCaffrey and Simon Millar. SYNOPSIS: Born in Belfast, director Mark Cousins fondly recalls the poetic beauty of the capital of Northern Ireland Mark Cousins, filmmaker, artist and writer, has leapt from the expansive, sprawling Gombrichian scale of The Story of Film to […]
