One horror film that may well bypass most audiences this year is Chris Baugh’s Horror Comedy “Boys From County Hell”. A very good film that appears to only have a very limited release, only being shown for a few days in most cinema and only for one or two showings a day, usually very late … More Boys From County Hell: Realistic Comedy in Surreal Horror
This week a visit home has seen me watching a lot of Kitchen Sink Dramas. Films studied very briefly over this last year for their approach to social realism. They in many ways appear to be Britain’s very own sixties answer to Parasite. Addressing the class struggles and other difficulties faced by angry young men, … More A Taste of Honey: Repeating the Sins of Our Parents
Terence Davies is frequently referred to as one of Britain’s greatest living directors. Having served as screenwriter and director on all of his projects, Davies has whether creating his own biographical trilogy or adapting great works of literature for the screen. His refusal to compromise and lack of interest in creating traditional three act structure … More The Long Day Closes & Terence Davies’ Best Sequence.
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.
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