Tag: Films
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…
The Force is Strong with This One (Really!) – In Defense of The Phantom Menace
1999 is remembered for many things in film: the passing of one of cinema’s legendary storytellers in Stanley Kubrick. The ascension of Paul Thomas Anderson…
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…
Psychology Of Film Diagnosis: Three Colors Blue
Blue, the first in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors trilogy, tells the story of a ghost musician, Julie, who is caught in a grieving cycle after…
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…
Shhh, Or Else the Writers Will Come -Filmotomy is Looking for Movie-Loving Contributors *** Unpaid ***
*** Not Paid Employment – But We’ll Treat You Like Gold *** You love to write about film, right? Our site Filmotomy is in full-throttle…
Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – X
Cor blimey. We reached the end of the bleeding series. Gutted. Jolly good show. One might well be forgiven for starting another 100 limey efforts…
Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – IX
Cor blimey! We’ve reached the penultimate part of our British film series already? And it is another impressive line-up. We have not one, but two,…
Laughs Galore: A Guide to Ealing Comedies
You may have heard the term ‘Ealing comedy’, but I suspect that many of those who aren’t of a certain era or live outside the…
Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – VIII
My oh my, what a mixture of British filmmaking talent on display in part eight. Mr Shakespeare shows up once again, banging his tragic love…
Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – VII
So what do the next seven British films have in store for us? The perverts and the pits make themselves heard. Brenda Blethyn and Timothy…
Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – VI
As we dive into the second half of this 100 British flicks, I wondered how many of you have got this far, and are still…
Goodbye Christchurch: New Zealand International Film Festival
The Christchurch leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival ended on 20th August. Initially, I had endeavoured to see (and had purchased tickets for) 13…
