Author: Bianca Garner
First Reactions: Dogman
The trailer begins with rather uplifting music accompanying shots of an urban town, two children are playing on a swing set, and it looks innocent…
First Reactions: Rafiki
What should have been a happy time for director Wanuri Kahiu was peppered with sadness. Her moving drama about two young Kenyan girls falling in…
First Reactions: The House That Jack Built
Oh, it pains me to say this but I really want to see a Lars Von Trier film, and I don’t know why. Or rather,…
First Reactions: Todos lo saben / Everybody Knows
After the previous success of The Salesman and A Separation, one would have almost expected director Asghar Farhadi to make his next film in the…
Cate Blanchett – Ten from a “10”
Every generation has one, maybe two, if they’re lucky. So solid are their statures that when they are tagged with just a first or last name, a stream of images and sound bites cascades in one’s memory. Streep, Redgrave, Signoret, Christie, Hepburn, Garbo and Bergman. Add to that, Blanchett.
Red Hot! How Red Headed Woman Played Hard to Get with the Censors
I made up my mind a long time ago, I’m not gonna spend my whole life on the wrong side of the railroad tracks. Lil…
Don Quixote Gets Back on his Horse: Gilliam's Film Will be the Closing Film of Cannes after all
On Wednesday 9th May, I received a message from fellow Filmotomy writer Rob Motto, saying ”Have you heard about this?” There was a link to…
Happy Birthday Mr Pattinson
When I first saw Robert Pattinson on-screen (in Twilight…Don’t judge me, I was a teenage girl at the time), I knew this was a talented…
To Boo Or Not To Boo: Why Do People Boo At Cannes?
Booing at something, especially a film, is usually considered rather impolite. However at the Cannes Film Festival, it’s actually fairly common. Almost every year, the…
Citizen Welles
On the 6th May, it will be Orson Welles’ 103 birthday. There’s a very high chance that you have heard the name Orson Welles, and…
The Original MegaStar – Rudolph Valentino
The son of a widowed mother who did poorly in school but was blessed with good looks leaves Italy at the age of 18 in…
Review: Dahmer Darko
Everybody knows the infamous crimes committed by Jeffrey Dahmer. who was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster. From the period of 1978…
Cruising Out Of Control: Revisiting William Friedkin's Cruising
“I implore readers — gay, straight, liberal, radical, atheist, communist, or whatever — to give Friedkin and his production crew a terrible time if you…
Filmotomy Exclusive Interview: Jillian Clare the Director of ‘To The Beat.’
Here at Filmotomy we were given the exclusive opportunity to view To The Beat, a highly enjoyable, teen dance flick that will leave you with…
