Author: Bianca Garner
Filmotomy Exclusive Interview: Alex Barrett
We were very lucky to get the opportunity to speak to independent filmmaker Alex Barrett about his latest film, London Symphony. The film is a…
Happy (Go-Lucky) Birthday to Sally Hawkins
I love disappearing. That’s what acting is. For me it’s about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It’s my face, but…
There Ain't Nothing Like Deborah Kampmeier's Hounddog
Hounddog is a tragedy of a film. It’s a tragedy, on one level, because it is quite simply an artistic disaster. But mostly it is…
Exclusive Interview with Marta Genova from London Feminist Film Festival
Here at Filmotomy, we are keen supporters on female filmmakers, and are all in agreement that women need more opportunity in film. We were giving…
Midnight Special: How Midnight Cowboy Changed Cinema Forever
Whatever you hear about Midnight Cowboy is true. Official tagline for Midnight Cowboy Writers’ Note: This article does feature some language which some may find…
Beyond the Videodrome: A Celebration of James Woods’ Work
If I say I’m the best actor for the part, I mean it and I’m not kidding. James Woods Love him or hate him, there’s…
Why Rooney Mara’s Pie Eating Scene Defines A Ghost Story
David Lowery’s A Ghost Story was one of 2017’s most divisive films, but there is no denying the power of Rooney Mara’s performance. As it is…
Exclusive Interview with Director James Atkins
We here at Filmotomy love supporting indie filmmakers, and we were giving the exclusive opportunity to speak to film director, James Atkins, about his highly amusing…
Charlie Chaplin Birthday Salute: Still Relevant After All These Years
More often than not, art can reach that part of the human psyche impervious to hard news or political posturing. We salute the “little tramp” for his prescience and determination, and post this as an amusingly serious reminder that the world has not evolved all that much in the past 78 years.
A Birthday Toast to Emma Thompson
It’s one thing to have “actor, author, screenwriter, and activist” on one’s resume; its quite another to continue to realize them as competently as Emma Thompson. Well, perhaps “competently” is a bit of an understatement.
Cinema’s Mozart: Remembering Milos Forman
“Humour was not important just for me, humour was important for this nation for centuries, to survive.” Today the world woke to some tragic news,…
Trapped in the Rat Race: Revisiting Lynne Ramsay’s Ratcatcher
With the recent release of You Were Never Really Here, and the Rewind year at Filmotomy, it seems only fitting to revisit Lynne Ramsay’s debut…
Life Interrupted: The Journey to get The Virgin Suicides from Page to Screen
“I never thought I would be a film-maker. It wasn’t something I ever planned. I had so many interests but I just couldn’t find one medium…
Short Film Review: Not(e) for a Dreamer
Whilst watching Not(e) for a Dreamer I was reminded of a certain quote, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “ Youth comes but once in a lifetime.” Indeed…
