Posted in Characters Horror

Slaying Alive – Horror Movie Characters That Made Our Guts Twist With Worry – Or Mine Anyway

Horror films over the last 100 years have churned out the demise of so many characters. Some we couldn’t give a fuck about, perhaps wanted…

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Posted in Characters Genre Women

Makeovers: Analysing the Stages of the ‘Makeover Scene’ in Hollywood Rom-Com Movies

An analysis on the makeover scenes in Hollywood Romantic-Comedy movies. From ’90s classics like Pretty Woman to modern makeovers. Movies in this article include Moonstruck, Clueless, Miss Congeniality, The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada and The House Bunny. The different stages analysed include hairstyles, makeup, manners and new clothes.

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Read the Official Program Guide for the 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival

Program time! The countdown is over! It’s today! Oh my. The 9th edition of the Femme Filmmakers Festival has hurtled through its prepping stages with…

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Posted in Personal Year in Film

2014 in Film: Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ and Moments That Seize You (and Me)

I remember when I first saw Boyhood and experienced my adult self reliving echoes of my childhood. Many films remind us, trigger times in our…

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Posted in Year in Film

Vote for the Finest Films of 2014

A huge part of celebrating our 10 year anniversary of Filmotomy is the specific focus on 2014 in Film. It has been a while since…

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Posted in Cannes News

77th Festival de Cannes Unveils the Official Poster for 2024 Event

The official poster for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival is a serene, poetic visual, orchestrated heavily by the cinematic presence of Japanese movie-making maestro, Akira…

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Retrospective Review: Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019) – Director’s Cut

There are only a handful of moments during Ari Aster‘s unnerving, horrorsome new flick, Midsommar, were you find yourself chuckling. If only for a second….

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Posted in Awards Season Oscars World Cinema

95th Academy Awards: Submissions for Best International Feature Film

Much like the last few years, it’s another incredibly strong list of contenders for this year’s race for Best International Feature Film. Once again, picking…

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Posted in Year in Film

Time to Vote for the Greatest Films of 1972

Don’t worry, we have plenty of time to submit our films of 1972, given the final stretch of awards season hotter than ever. But it’s…

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Posted in Awards Season News

The Power of the Dog Wins Best Film at 75th BAFTA Awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog has scored Best Film at the 75th British Academy Film Awards. Campion was also awarded with Best Director….

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75th British Film Academy Awards Nominations Announced

Good day to you, BAFTA. The epic nominations stage of the awards season for 2021 is so close to the finish line we can all…

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Posted in Awards Season Oscars World Cinema

94th Academy Awards: Submissions for Best International Feature Film

Now that we have the final list of official submissions, it’s clear the race for Best International Feature Film is one of the most exciting…

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Posted in Movies Year in Film

1988 in Film: The 50 Greatest Movies of the Year

Well, you voted, and then you waited for the results. You dug deep into your memories of 1988 in Film, as others desperately flocked to…

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1988 in Film: Nuovo cinema Paradiso / Cinema Paradiso

In one of many scenes of sheer marvel from Cinema Paradiso, our young adult hero has his romantic fantasy interrupted by heavy rainfall. Seconds later,…

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