Storytelling in the bulk of genre cinema follows a singular protagonist’s perspective. It makes sense for actions and horrors to streamline the formula to ‘rebels vs empire’ or ‘teenagers vs serial killer’ and focus the direction on the set pieces, with critically acclaimed pictures implementing underlying themes for more engaged audience members. Traditional Westerns are […]
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Joining the Cinema Rediscovered team as Comms and Outreach Coordinator has given me a greater appreciation for the art of archiving and restoring films. In a world filled with physical media and streaming platforms, it’s hard to comprehend that whole features can simply ‘get lost’ but therein lies part of the problem. For example, as
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My passion for cinema began during adolescence and grew through IMDb’s Top 250 Movies list. I remembered entries one through twenty by heart, often reciting them during spirited debates of people’s favourites. Martin Scorese’s The Departed was always my go-to pick, coming in at a respectable 45th place – not as basic as Forrest Gump,
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The Coppola name comes with significant weight. Nicholas Cage removed it to differentiate from his uncle; Jason Schwartzmann flies under the radar within Wes Anderson pictures. Factor in the male-dominated film industry, and there must have been an enormous amount of pressure on Sofia Coppola’s shoulders preparing for her feature debut. Even with filmmaking in
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Old Street is a very personal picture for Sol Baldi. The Argentinian filmmaker’s second feature began as a short at University, but she knew there was more story to tell. Structured plot points were scrambled together across pub napkins over pints during the King’s coronation. Her script went up in flames on the first day
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My first experience of the IMAX Bristol was to watch Michael Flately’s Blackbird via Bristol’s Bad Film Club. Having closed when I was 11, I’d been blissfully unaware that the South-West’s biggest screen is just above an aquarium. Emerging from the stairs, I was awed by the size of this 350-seater unit. Surprises kept coming
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HardieWrites at 21 I had gotten unconsciously drunk on a Tuesday evening as any good 2nd year University student does. Playing Pub golf, I was averaging two gulps to down my pint per bar, blacking out on the penultimate hole. Naturally, I had woken up Wednesday morning to a sick-covered coat accompanied by a concerned
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As the UK patiently waits for the next strand of A24 releases, I’ve taken this time to reflect upon my favourite films from their collection. Because of the several four and a half star ratings on my Letterboxd, it can be really difficult to compare them without saying “yeah, they’re all just really good innit”.
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Like many successful partnerships, the Daniels didn’t get on initially. Discussed during a recent Scriptnotes podcast episode, Daniel Scheinert outlined first impressions: “I participated too much, he (Kwan) thought I was an asshole. He didn’t participate enough, I thought he was wasting his money at film school”. Once differences were put aside, they began collaborating
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A24’s surge into popular demand has become synonymous with the term ‘Elevated Horror’. Also known as Arthouse Horror, these films tend to focus more on experimental forms of shocking the audience, breaking away from the recent trend of jumpscares or the ever-popular Slashers. Therefore, they usually pander more towards critics than the general public, and
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