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Valentines

A Date to Remember: The Worst Dates Scenes in Film

Trying to arrange a date is an immense task, and some Hollywood films make it appear ever so easy! There’s never any issues getting a resturant reservation, nobody gets held up in traffic and no-one walks into the resturant with their blouse inside out (not, that this has happened to me *ahem*). Everything seems to go according to plan and the couple have a great time. It’s enough to make you feel just a little bit down. However, don’t worry! I have managed to find some pretty awful dates that didn’t go well for the characters involved. Happy Belated Valentines Day everyone! Continue reading A Date to Remember: The Worst Dates Scenes in Film

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Directors, Female Characters, Personal Essays, Women in Film

Clowns vs. Strippers: How Joker and Hustlers each pay tribute to the films of Martin Scorsese

People like to say that original movies are in short supply these days, swallowed up by the onslaught of comic book films, remakes/reboots, and live-action adaptations of 80s cartoons based on toys. Whilst there is truth to this observation, its conclusions are flawed. Not only have some incredibly bold and unique recent films come from pre-existing IP like “The Lego Movie”, “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, but so-called “original” films are often just as guilty of recycling and retrofitting the concepts of the past.

Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright have made their entire careers out of essentially crafting extended tributes to their childhood favourites, communicating their own perspectives and ideas through the lens of pulp genre cinema. Continue reading Clowns vs. Strippers: How Joker and Hustlers each pay tribute to the films of Martin Scorsese

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Acting, Directors, Spotlight, Women in Film

Fostering Talent: Shining A Spotlight On Jodie Foster

It would be difficult, if not impossible, to begin a conversation about women in film honestly without the inclusion of Jodie Foster. As an enigmatic, albeit somewhat controversial, figure in the world of film, Foster has had an undeniable impact on the status of women in Hollywood. She counts herself among the few major names who have been successful both in front of, and behind, the camera. Continue reading Fostering Talent: Shining A Spotlight On Jodie Foster

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