Barry Lyndon (1975) – Stanley Kubrick (Eric Norcross)
An 18th Century Irish con-man ventures the world in search of wealth and status.
Month: January 2014
Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932) – Jean Renoir (Mardaweh Tompo)
Synopsis: A Tramp tries to commit suicide by drowning himself in the Seine River only to be saved by a Bourgeoisie man who takes the Tramp into his home and … Continue reading Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932) – Jean Renoir (Mardaweh Tompo)
Trois Couleurs: Rouge (1994) – Krzysztof Kieslowski (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: A model in Geneva encounters a mysterious retired judge who eavesdrops on his neighbours, while her neighbour, a young lawyer, has romantic problems.
Trois Couleurs: Blanc (1994) – Krzysztof Kieslowski (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: After his divorce from a Parisian woman, a Polish man returns to Warsaw, becomes a successful businessman, and sets about taking revenge on her.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) – The Coen Brothers (Darrell Ron Tuffs)
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
Trois Couleurs: Bleu (1993) – Krzysztof Kieslowski (Niall McArdle)
“I am not a poet. I am an engineer.” Krzysztof Kieslowski Synposis: After her husband and daughter are killed in a car crash, a grief-stricken young woman attempts to live … Continue reading Trois Couleurs: Bleu (1993) – Krzysztof Kieslowski (Niall McArdle)
Call Northside 777 (1948) – Henry Hathaway (Eric Norcross)
In an attempt to prove that an inmate is innocent, a Chicago reporter re-opens a decade old case into the murder of a police officer.
Top Hat (1935) – Mark Sandrich (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: A dancer (Fred Astaire) meets and woos a model (Ginger Rogers) amid much confusion and mistaken identity.
Murmur of the Heart (1971) – Louis Malle (Mardaweh Tompo)
This is a jolly coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy named Laurent Chevalier who is growing up in bourgeois surroundings in Dijon, France.
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – George Cukor (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is due to marry George Kittredge (John Howard). But then her ex-husband, C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) shows up with a tabloid reporter, … Continue reading The Philadelphia Story (1940) – George Cukor (Niall McArdle)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) – Cristian Mungiu (Harriet Birch)
Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980’s Romania.
Is there a future for 3D in cinema?
3D has become increasingly popular in recent years but it seems to be at a cross-roads at this moment in time. Will 3D soon become the new standard in cinema? … Continue reading Is there a future for 3D in cinema?
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