Sunday Reads: 9th December 2012
Interview: Parker Posey A recent interview with “Queen of the Indies” Parker Posey. Just how inaccurate were the hacking scenes in Skyfall? Spoiler: Very. How Should Critics Review Child Actors? An interesting point well made by Matt Singer. This is certainly something that I think about when writing a review, but I think it’s important to also remember … Read more
Films Not Freebies
If you followed me on Twitter during the 2012 London Film Festival launch you may have seen me complaining/ranting about the obsession with pastries that some film critics appeared to have. It is perhaps a silly and rather insubstantial thing to get annoyed by but it really stuck in my craw because it felt to me that … Read more
Sunday Reads: 11th November 2012
Mickey Mouse – Jedi knight? I never thought I’d say this, but bring it on David Mitchell weighs in on the recent purchase of Lucasfilm by Disney. The last of Louise Glenn Kenny on Louise Brook’s final film. Spooktacular Halloween Case File #27: Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Nathan Rabin tackles the much maligned sequel to The Blair … Read more
Sunday Reads: 4th November 2012
Roger Deakins on using the ARRI ALEXA on Skyfall William A. Wellman: A Dossier A 187-page monograph edited by David Phelps and Gina Telaroli. Why One of My Favorite Movies of the Year Was a Huge Flop In Its Home Country Matt Singer on why Sleepless Night may have benefited from being lost in translation. A New … Read more