Tag: directing
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.
Dear Pablo Larraín, Have You Considered These Famous Women?
With the recent Academy Award nomination for Kristen Stewart’s performance in Spencer, Pablo Larraín is two for two in Best Actress nominations. In Spencer, Kristen…
FemmeFilmFest21 Interview: ‘Paddy’ director Roisín Kearney, actors Cian Hughes and Kiri Flaherty
Robin Write is joined by the director of the short film PADDY, Roisín Kearney, as well as two of the stars of the films, Cian…
Exclusive Interview with Keith Bearden, Writer and Director of Antarctica
Keith Bearden is the writer and director of Antarctica, a coming of age story that confronts what it means to be a woman, and a…
Aaron Sorkin is Changing History
‘Tis the season of Sorkin. Writing mastermind behind pillars like The Newsroom and Steve Jobs (and The Social Network, I guess), the American screenwriter is…
Film Road to Halloween: Revisiting David Fincher’s Alien 3
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 11 days to…
FemmeFilmFest Interview: Family Portrait Director Kelly Holmes on Being a Filmmaker, Period Pieces, and Collaboration
It might be fair to say that the detailed period setting of the short film, Family Portrait, may well be the most extensive and cinematic…
Arrival: Exclusive Interview with Director Aurora Fearnley and Composer Mike Ladouceur on the New Sci-Fi Short 'Pulsar'
At last year’s Femme Filmmakers Festival, the short sci-fi film from Aurora Fearnley, Pulsar, was on the out-of-competition line-up pre-release. Now, the brilliant little movie…
Independent Film: Metropolitan, Whit Stillman (1990)
Have you ever wondered how the other half lives or what goes on at those dazzling high society gatherings? Maybe you’re like Tom Townsend then….
10 Days of Krzysztof Kieślowski: Films and TV 1975-1989
Krzysztof Kieślowski would return to television a decade after Personnel (1975) with a seminal, stunning Dekalog, the Polish series of 10 one-hour episodes, Binge it, I…
10 Days of Krzysztof Kieślowski: Documentaries and Shorts 1966-1980
Wednesday 13th March 2019 will mark 23 years since the passing of one of cinema’s greatest film-makers – and one who deserved that tag without…
Oscars: Dissecting The Best Director Race
Time to once again put on my Oscar hat, ladies and gentlemen. For this post, I will be dissecting the Best Director race. Much like…
VOTE – The Greatest Films of Ingmar Bergman
On the 14th July iconic Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman would have turned 100 years-old. Sadly no longer with us, we are extremely passionate about making…
Vote: Ranking The Films of Joel and Ethan Coen
At Filmotomy the next directors we are eager to cross paths with are the Coen Brothers, Ethan and Joel. The 10 Days of the Coen…
