Tag: filmmaking
Genre Blast: On a Grand Scale – The Epic
Let’s start with the brash statement that cinema, as we know it exists because of this genre. It’s the genre that draws crowds (or used…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 10 of 10
As we reach the halfway point, take a gander at the following female directed films, featuring football, time leaps, stardom, unlikely alliances. And of course…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 9 of 10
So what have you learned? Who have you heard of? How many have you actually seen? I thought so. Lets crack on with the next…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 8 of 10
Two of the finest romantic comedies coming up to feast on. Speaking of appetite, there’s also a cannibalistic tale in the mix. So fulfill your…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 7 of 10
There’s a slight French, sisterly vibe in the 7th part of 50 Films Made By Women – likely not deliberate. Please do continue with us…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 6 of 10
Here we have stories of dreamy adolescence, and the struggles of emerging into womanhood. What I also witness is girls on films offering social awareness and…
Genre Blast: Dear Old Dad – Fathers on Film
Fathers’ Day calls for recognition of fatherhood as it is portrayed in the cinema, and that is as varied as the number of film writers…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 5 of 10
I see nightmares of suicide, I see tales of abandonment, survival, and grief. I see psychos and murderers, and potential world destruction. Oh, it’s just…
Baby Driver Review & Edgar Wright Interview
Baby is not slow. He might seem slow, but he moves at speed to the beat of his own drum. Edgar Wright’s passion project is…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 4 of 10
We venture to New Zealand, and Australia this chapter. I implored many female film-lovers to step forward and contribute here, believe me, but they were,…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 3 of 10
Ten more leading ladies behind the camera for you now as we continue our 50 Films Made By Women. We go back ninety years, We…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 2 of 10
These 100 Films Made By Women (in 20 parts) might not be the all-time greatest films that women have directed, might not be Oscar winners,…
50 Films Made By Women – Part 1 of 10
And so we go back to the start. One hundred films directed by women. We’ve come a long way to get here, so listen up…
Genre Blast: A Murder, a Mystery & the “Who-Done-It” Game
What is it about murder mysteries that captures our imaginations, not just in cinema, but books, television – even the evening news? Is it the…
