Posted in Video Year in Film

Video – Revisit the Marvellous Year in Film that was 2020

The turbulent year of 2020 is now seemingly a distant memory – albeit the delayed awards season keeping much of those films in the conversation….

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lockdown movies
Posted in Movies Streaming

1,000 Films to Keep You Company During Lockdown

* Originally published 18th March 2020 * This ridiculously long, but essential for survival, list of 1,000 films is the most valuable commodity in your…

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Jonathan
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Filmotomy Podcast 103: We Say Goodbye to Jonathan Holmes AKA Mister Brown

There are not many words to introduce the latest podcast from Filmotomy. On 22nd November 2020 we all sadly lost Jonathan Holmes. There were so…

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Posted in Video Year in Film

1994 in Film: Video of the Best 50 Movies as Voted for by You

Filmotomy’s many followers braved their way to the forefront of the 1994 Film polls, and submitted their favourites (or what they consider the best of…

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Posted in Movies Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 100: A Cinematic Celebration

* Stick on your best headphones * You are about to experience the ultimate cinematic journey through a podcast. And this is Filmotomy’s 100th episode….

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LGBT Podcast
Posted in LGBT Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 99: Wrapping Up LGBT Pride Month

Welcome back after three months away. With just one away from the big 100, and with days remaining of Pride Month 2020, the Filmotomy Podcast…

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RWA Professoer Marsden and the Wonder Woman
Posted in LGBT Links

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #40: Happy Pride Month

The Reading, Writing, Arithmetic mantra was established at Filmotomy to issue regular, insightful links from the film world that were certainly worth repeating. It’s been…

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Posted in LGBT Video

Watch: 4 Minute Video Counting Down the Best LGBT Films Ever

As voted for by many of you, here are the results of the humongous poll to find out what you all collectively believe to be…

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Rewriting Cannes History
Posted in Cannes History

Rewriting Cannes Film Festival History – Here Are The Results For All 72 Events

As you may have seen on Twitter yesterday, I started posting the results of the Rewriting Cannes Film Festival History poll we ran. A huge…

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Posted in Horror World Cinema

For Newbies: ‘Must-See’ Modern Korean Horror Movies

Whispering Corridors (1998) Yeogo Goedam Directed by Ki-hyung Park Whispering Corridors should be placed in the genre of films encompassing the horrors of school, along…

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Posted in Horror World Cinema

Dark Cinema: Horror from Japan and Korea

An Overview By Ren Zelen  ‘No body’ does it better When a new era of Asian horror films entered mainstream Western cinema with Hideo Nakata’s…

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South Korea
Posted in Culture Movies World Cinema

VIDEO – the Best 50 Films from South Korea

Almost 200 examples of South Korean cinema collected votes as many of you and others beyond selected your own preferences in this flourishing segment of…

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Filmotomy’s ‘Cinema Sevens’ Series Looks to Remedy Some of those Film Writers’ Blues

An Unknown Future There’s not much at all I can personally do about this alarming and unyielding pandemic we’re facing. Nor can I offer paid…

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Posted in Year in Film

1957 in Film: Peyton Place

If someone asked you to name the first thing that pops in your head when you hear the term ‘50s melodrama, you’d probably say Douglas…

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