Kristen Stewart Pablo Larrain Filmotomy
Posted in Acting Director Women

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…

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FemmeFilmFest21
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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…

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Keith Bearden
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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…

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Posted in Culture History Movies

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…

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David Fincher Alien 3
Posted in Horror Review

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…

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Family Portrait Kelly Holmes
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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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Edgar Wright's Guide To Opening a Movie

Edgar Wright is nothing if not entertaining. His kinetic style of filmmaking often reflects not only the action sequences, but also the almost wholesome depiction…

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