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Tuesday 6th September 2011

Is The Rom-Com Over?

Will Hollywood ever get films for women right? The classic female staple, the romantic-comedy, is increasingly becoming more predictable and generic. Open up their trademark pink and white covers, and behind the pretty disguise of glitz and makeovers lurk thin plots, clichéd characters and a prominent sense of…

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Friday 2nd September 2011

‘World’s Smallest Cinema’ set to (re)open in Nottingham

Formerly known as The Screen Room, Nottingham’s smallest entertainment venue is set to reopen under new management and a new name. Now titled Screen 22, the single-screen cinema housed in a 15ft auditorium has received a dramatic £30,000 overhaul including a new floor, roof, screen and seats, as well…

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Wednesday 24th August 2011

Fernando Meirelles’ 360 to open 55th London Film Festival

Today it was announced that 360, from director Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener), is to open the 55th BFI London Film Festival, which gets underway on the 12th of October for a two week period. While the film – which is apparently inspired by La…

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Tuesday 23rd August 2011

Japanese Animation, the Pacific War and the Atomic Bomb

The tagline of the 1988 cult film Akira, ‘Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E’, exemplifies the manner in which the memories of World War II remain embedded in Japanese animation and culture. It was during the Post-War era that anime and manga became established in Japan’s society. The 1960s…

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Monday 11th July 2011

It All Ends… On Friday

This weekend will mark the end of one of Britain’s most beloved franchises: Harry Potter. While the seven written instalments have consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, arguably the films have been even more successful. Individually, the last three movies have all surpassed a worldwide box…

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Friday 10th June 2011

This Article Was Inspired By Actual Events

The last 18 months have seen a sharp rise in the number of films reaching multiplexes that proclaim to be ‘based on true events’, or even ‘inspired by the epic true story’, or perhaps simply ‘definitely true’. This trend has run through Hollywood since time immemorial. But with…

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Friday 10th June 2011

Drunk Celluloid

As students, we go out and we feel invincible. We drink under the misconception that somewhere between our first few pre-lash pints and the taxi, we’ve become more attractive, funnier and generally more awesome versions of ourselves. In fact, we’re just falling over a lot and talking about…

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Friday 10th June 2011

The Beginners’ Guide To Jim Jarmusch

Contemporary stalwart of the art house tradition, Jarmusch’s films are suffused with an equal measure of tragicomic protagonists, off-beat humor, and the kind of coffee table philosophy associated with ‘American independent’ cinema. Yet, you can’t accuse Jarmusch of the kind of twee-ness associated with the French new-wave philanderings…

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Friday 10th June 2011

The Dynamics Of Dystopia

When I was but a wee lad I found the term ‘dystopia’ confusing. I knew that it referred to a fictional place, usually futuristic, but I also thought that said place needed to contain dinosaurs to be considered ‘dystopian’. Some time later, when I was a little less…

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Sunday 6th March 2011

A Sideways Look At Paul Giamatti

Recently, the Guardian’s David Thompson described acclaimed actor Paul Giamatti as seeming “much older, darker and sadder” than his age of 43 would suggest. While the article in question isn’t explicitly negative, I felt that Giamatti perhaps deserved a little more credit for sustaining what has so far…

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