DVD Review: Le Jour se lève
Considered by some to be one of the greatest films ever made, Le Jour se lève is definitly the most famous example of poetic realism movement. Marcel Carné’s film was…
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Rob Aldam
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Rob worked on a number of online music magazines, both as a writer and editor, before concentrating on his first love - film. After stints as Cultural and Film Editor on local magazines, he took up residency as Film Editor at Backseat Mafia. He specialises in covering world cinema, independent film, documentaries, and championing the underdog.
Incoming: Serena
North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to…
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DVD Review: The Visitor
Italy has produced some great film directors and cinema. Fellini, Argento, Leone, Antonioni and Zefferelli were all considered masters of their oeuvres. There was a lot of Italian money floating…
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Film Review: Citizenfour
Unless you’ve been living on a remote mountaintop for the last few years, the names Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, Wikileaks and Edward Snowden will be very familiar to you. There’s…
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Film Review: Northern Soul
Being a Northerner, I’ve heard many tales about Northern Soul over the years. I’ve known many people who were really into that scene and its garnered almost a cult status…
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Film Review – Björk: Biophilia Live
Björk is no stranger to film. She most notably starred in Lars Von Trier’s musical Dancer in the Dark but also in Matthew Barney’s Drawing Restraint 9. There have also…
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Incoming: Cathedrals of Culture
“If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?” Cathedrals of Culture offers six startling responses. This 3D film project about the soul of buildings allows six iconic and…
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DVD Review: Filmed in Supermarionation
Several generations of children have had the joy of growing up with Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Stingray and (the frankly at times terrifying) Captain Scarlet. Their special magic came from the…
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DVD Review: Zombeavers
There have been some bizarre monster movies over the years. Older classics include The Sea Bat, Attack of the Giant Leaches, The Killer Shrews, and Attack of the Crab Monsters.…
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Film Review: ’71
There have been many films about “The Troubles” over the years. Some of the most famous are In the Name of the Father, Hunger, Bloody Sunday and The Crying Game.…
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