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The last few months have seen me form a close relationship with Expressionist films. Especially the early films of the movement. Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari made for some ideal Halloween viewing. The silent era can often make it difficult to discern the differences in European and American cinema when the evident language … More Hollywood Vs Expressionsism: The Early Days.
I personally credit French magician Georges Méliès as one of the founding fathers of film. Le Voyage Dans La Lune was certainly the first film of its kind. In 1902 a film of its length was an almost unheard of achievment. While the Lumieres created early cinema going experiences, their films are short, very short. Films … More A Trip to the Moon
“Life moves pretty quickly, if you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it”. The small line that shot Ferris Bueller to motivational speaker stardom and became the Live, Laugh, Love sign of 1986. Barbara Bush even using the line in her 1990 commencement address at Wellesley College. In secondary … More The Optimistic Nostalgia of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The poorly informed decision to become a filmmaker is not one that occurred overnight; it was a hard thought out, carefully formulated plan conducted over possibly three nights. I’d always loved films and when you live in a small town and don’t have any friends who want to vandalize the gardens of pensioners with you, … More Five Films And How They Encouraged Me To Make Films.
2015 saw Adam Driver set a new standard of Star Wars villain as he portrayed the angst fueled, tormented soul of Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens. A performance that resonated with me for a long time after; becoming my favourite character in the franchise and encouraging me to change the name on my McDonald’s … More Paterson’s Overshadowed Star.
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