Author: Bianca Garner
Bee's Bergman Diary: The Silence
This is entry number 6 and I decided to watch The Silence (1963), which is the third in a series of thematically related films, following…
Searching for Whitney: Kevin Mcdonald's New Documentary Whitney
Whitney Houston was an icon, a film star, a pop legend, a woman who overcame the odds to rise to the top of stardom. But…
Exclusive Interview: Tony Zierra & Elizabeth Yoffe, Filmworker
Those who follow me on Twitter will probably know that one of my favourite films this year so far has been Tony Zierra’s Filmworker produced…
Bee's Bergman Diary- Hour of the Wolf
This is entry number 5 and we are half way through my challenge to watch 10 films by Ingmar Bergman. Although I must admit I…
For the Sake of Movies: Kurosawa's Letter to Bergman
During the research for my previous article regarding Stanley Kubrick’s fan letter to Ingmar Bergman, I came across another letter penned by a famous director,…
Don't Look, Don't Look: Hereditary and the Scene of the Year
* * * Potential Spoilers * * * Going into Hereditary, I was anticipating the average jump scare, loud bang “boo!” fest. The kind of…
The House That Bergman Built: A Review of Trespassing Bergman
There’s no denying that Ingmar Bergman made a lasting impression on so many great filmmakers. But it’s often hard to wrap our heads around the…
Performance – Victor Sjostrom in Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries is a film about coming to terms with old age and mortality. Following a day in the life of Dr. Eberhard Isak Borg who…
Kubrick the 'Fan Boy': Stanley's Letter to Ingmar Bergman
I have written letters to writers I admire. Often I find myself squirming with embarrassment when I recall the words I wrote, (and I am…
Bee's Bergman Diary – Sawdust and Tinsel
There’s something mysterious about circus life; it sounds like a life of freedom and a place where you find yourself. We have all heard of…
Bee's Bergman Diary – Through A Glass Darkly
The next entry for my challenge, and it really doesn’t feel like a challenge at all. I am really enjoying watching these films, which have…
Robbin' Banks and Hearts: Thieves Like Us
– – – Contains Spoilers – – – America has always been obsessed with the doomed romantic tale of the bank robbing couple on the…
The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire
The British Empire is a thing of the distant past, long dead and buried. But, out of the ashes a new, more destructive empire emerged;…
Bee's Bergman Diary- Torment
Technically speaking, Torment (Hets) wasn’t directed by Ingmar Bergman. In fact the film was directed by Alf Sjoberg with the screenplay being written by Ingmar…
