Category: Year in Film
Rewind in film: 1993 – The Secret Garden
Although I was quite the tomboy growing up, I did have a soft spot for films like The Little Princess (1995), Little Women (1994), The…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – A Perfect World
Clint Eastwood’s A Perfect World is one of the actor/director’s most underrated films. It’s a searing meditation on violence which should be ranked on par with his…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – Mrs. Doubtfire
When we look back at Mrs. Doubtfire, we undoubtedly remember one thing above all others; its glorious humour. The sublime and Golden Globe Award-winning performance…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – The Fugitive
The Fugitive is the perfect example of tight economical blockbuster film making. It’s not bloated in exposition, it’s not meandered down by unwanted subplots, there is…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – The Opening of Falling Down
Every great film must have a great opening. In the past I have discussed how the likes of The Player and it’s one shot take…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – Fearless
Those opening moments of 1993’s somewhat misplaced, Fearless, are extraordinary. The drifting shots of Max (Jeff Bridges), walking through smoky crop field, carrying a baby…
Video: The Best Films of 1993
A quick run-down of the 50 Best Films of 1993 as voted by so any of you via Twitter. Follow the complete coverage of the…
Video: The Best Films of 1967
As part of our Rewind: 1967 in Film series, we asked the film nuts at Twitter to cast their votes on their top 5 films…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – Belle de Jour
The late 60s heralded a time of sexual liberation and also opened the door for woman to express themselves in a way the hadn’t before….
Rewind: 1967 in Film – The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort came along at a time when, perhaps, the musical picture was dispersing from its great cinematic run. Jacques Demy had…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – Valley of the Dolls
“BAD as Jacqueline Susann’s “Valley of the Dolls” is as a book, the movie Mark Robson has made from it is that bad or worse.”…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – In Cold Blood
In 1959, the landscape of American true crime changed forever. What took place was the brutal murder of the Herbert Clutter family in the small…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – Playtime
I sometimes wonder how a film like Playtime can exist. Imagine being Jacques Tati going to a studio asking for financing to basically create your…
Rewind: 1967 in Film – Bonnie and Clyde
Within the realm of American Cinema, one can’t overstate the shock of seeing Bonnie & Clyde for the first time. I can imagine it: it’s…
