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Recently, I took part in a university project in which I developed the idea and wrote the script for this short film. As part of the project, the film needs … Continue reading Please Help and Comment!
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Vampyr (1932) – Carl Theodor Dryer (Mardaweh Tompo)
Synopsis: Allan Gray arrives at an inn to sleep only to be aroused by mysterious happenings at the inn that leads him to an eventful stay. Carl Theodor Dryer was … Continue reading Vampyr (1932) – Carl Theodor Dryer (Mardaweh Tompo)
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Poll: Film Criticism
Since the days of Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris or even Siskel and Ebert, the face of film criticism has changed dramatically. Now with a huge amount of social media, it … Continue reading Poll: Film Criticism
The Big Combo (1955) – Joseph H. Lewis (Niall McArdle)
A stubborn police lieutenant is determined to break up a crime syndicate ruled by a vicious gangster.
Der Amerikanische Freund (1977) – Wim Wenders (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: A Hamburg art restorer is drawn into the world of art forgery, and – convinced he is dying of a rare blood disease – is used by several crooks … Continue reading Der Amerikanische Freund (1977) – Wim Wenders (Niall McArdle)
Lore (2012) – Cate Shortland (Jane McCracken)
Through a fluttering curtained window into the cinematically exquisite trampled fairy tale of a fleeing Nazi family, teenage Lore, the main protagonist in ‘Lore’, 2012.
The Turin Horse (2011) – Béla Tarr (Jane McCracken)
Incessant wind… a dirge of clawing violins on repeat… ’Doom’ on his hands and knees, crawling ever closer with each sunset, along his impending trail of inevitable cataclysm, until finally he … Continue reading The Turin Horse (2011) – Béla Tarr (Jane McCracken)
A Place in the Sun (1951) – George Stevens (Mardaweh Tompo)
A young social climber moves into town to work for his uncles company only to find his aspirations of ascending to the upper class to be in jeopardy by an … Continue reading A Place in the Sun (1951) – George Stevens (Mardaweh Tompo)
Le Samourai (1967) – Jean Pierre Melville (Pete Johnson)
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught. One night however, after killing a night-club owner, he’s seen by witnesses. His … Continue reading Le Samourai (1967) – Jean Pierre Melville (Pete Johnson)
Mister Roberts (1955) – John Ford / Mervyn LeRoy (Eric Norcross)
A depiction of life on a Navy supply vessel, based in the South Pacific during the latter half of World War 2.
Fox and his Friends (1975) – Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Mardaweh Tompo)
A young carnival worker wins the lottery and gets taken in by an upper class socialite who may or may not have his best intentions at heart.
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