I sometimes find that if I’m being too self-serious about my nonsense filmmaking attempts, I like to remember that the whole artform that has dominated my life essentially started as a party trick. That filming people walking in and out of a factory wasn’t an artistic statement, it was a cool thing that nobody else … More How Playing with Toys Became the Foundation of Cinema Today.
In a continually globalised world, the diaspora makes up an ever increasing percentage of the population. The Indian diaspora as of 2019 is estimated at 17.5million people (According to the United Nations). Traditionally this diaspora has not always been well represented by the National cinema and First Cinema Industries that have often dominated the globalised … More Transnational Cinema & The Experience of Diaspora
In sunshine and shadow, from darkness till noon Over mountains that reach from the sky to the moon A man with a dream that will never let go Keeps searching to find El Dorado So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Dorado The wind becomes … More EL Dorado – Howard Hawks’ Existential Original Song
The 1960s saw huge changes in the American film industry, with the Old Hollywood studios rapidly losing money on expensive films that no longer spoke to a baby boom audience that was coming of age. A new generation of filmmakers were leading a Hollywood renaissance which would become known as New Hollywood. Filmmakers like Scorsese … More Was New Hollywood Masculinity Really New?
Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year! It symbolizes a special time of year where scary things are suddenly fun. Although it’s a different kind of scary, dedicated more to hammer horrors and funny costumes than to the more violent delights offered by the horror genres. Even the classic slashers of the … More The Monster Club: Which is your favourite story?
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