New Town Killers (2008; dir. Richard Jobson)
Jobson here continues his masturbatory fantasies, begun with 16 Years of Alcohol (2003) and continued through films like The Purifiers (2004) – reviewed here – …
05 Mar
Terminator Salvation (2009; dir. McG)
Terminator Salvation (2009; dir. McG)
This is the fourth in a series of high-budget, low-expectation films begun by The Terminator (1984; dir. James Cameron). Helmer McG and his creative team …
21 Feb
Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1980; dir. Gary Rhodes)
Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1980; dir. Gary Rhodes)
Stephen Knight’s elaborate Masonic theory for the infamous Whitechapel murders of 1888, first presented in his book of the same name in 1976, has since …
06 Feb
Act2Cam workshop develops the skills young people need for film and television
Act2Cam workshop develops the skills young people need for film and television
A new workshop for 11-19 year olds in the Newcastle upon Tyne area is dedicated to giving young actors the skills, knowledge and experience necessary …
15 Jan
Is it possible to exorcise the ghost of a writer?
Is it possible to exorcise the ghost of a writer?
A local film project, and the online conversation it’s generated, serves to highlight the growing simplification of film education in this country, and the over-reliance …
07 Dec
Folk and oral tradition as an alternative to manipulative narrative form
Folk and oral tradition as an alternative to manipulative narrative form
Currently accepted narrative practices, taught in universities and colleges, and adhered to by the majority of mass audio-visual media content existing today, guide the audience …
28 Nov
Le prix du danger (1983; dir. Yves Boisset)
Le prix du danger (1983; dir. Yves Boisset)
This French co-production is another adaptation of Robert Sheckley’s satirical short story – previously filmed as Das Millionenspiel (1970; dir. Tom Toelle) and reviewed here. Taking …
23 Nov
The Small Back Room (1949; dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
The Small Back Room (1949; dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)
Conventional film theory and education dictates that information must be ’shown’ rather than ‘told’ – the gatekeepers of narrative importance insists that exposition be seeded …
03 Nov
The impossibility of objective writing within currently accepted narrative processes
The impossibility of objective writing within currently accepted narrative processes
Television and cinema are capable, within the single framework of a film, of presenting a multitude of disparate social, cultural and political perspectives. The essential …
30 Oct
Never mind the racism, here’s the bollocks!
Never mind the racism, here’s the bollocks!
Last night Channel 4 broadcast The Event: How Racist Are You?, which replicated an exercise into racial awareness and discrimination by ex-schoolteacher Jane Elliott. Regardless …
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