Tag: Film history
The Long Cinematic Path of Folk Horror
Perhaps no two words better sum up the genre of folk horror than “old” and “weird”. When Sight & Sound dedicated their August issue to…
Kickstarter Campaign to Restore Grave of French Film Pioneer Georges Méliès
“Laugh, my friends. Laugh with me, laugh for me, because I dream your dreams.” Georges Méliès I doubt you’ve visited Georges Méliès‘ grave recently, so…
Mary Pickford: The Heart of the Movies in 50 Beats
So iconic, wonderful, inspiring, a treasure for all film-lovers, Mary Pickford might well be the most important woman in the history of cinema. So varied,…
Nasty nasty Videos: Exploring the moral panic that led to the video nasty ban
In 1984 (yes, really in 1984 of all years, the irony would not be lost of George Orwell), the British government drew up a list…
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Documentary Review – David Lynch: The Art Life
David Lynch is a larger than life film director and artist who has over the years brought us such surreal delights as Eraserhead (1977), Twin Peaks…
