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Tag Archives: 2017
Brief Consideration: Icarus (2017)
Icarus initially starts out as a story that examines the effectiveness of the American anti-doping system with an amateur cyclist undergoing the same doping regiment as Lance Armstrong, under the tutelage of Grigory Rodchenkov- the former director of Russia’s national … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Documentary, George Orwell, Greek Mythology, Grigory Rodchenkov, Icarus, Lance Armstrong, Netflix, Russia
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Brief Consideration: A Ghost Story (2017)
David Lowery’s A Ghost Story is an unflinchingly forlorn film that in its every breath conveys more truth about the human condition than most movies could ever hope to achieve. Told in a minimalist style that comprises of a single … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, 2017, A Ghost Story, Casey Affleck, David Lowery, Rooney Mara
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Brief Considersation: The Beguiled (2017)
The Beguiled is a sumptuous and terse Southern Gothic that uses the conventions of the rarefied genre to illustrate the brewing tensions between old-fashioned respectability and individualistic desire. The American Civil War period drama chronicles the recovery of a wounded … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Southern Gothic, The American Civil War, The Beguiled
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Brief Consideration: Song to Song (2017)
At his very best, Terrence Malick can move the audience with an impressionist style that weaves imagery together like a constantly shifting and mesmerising puzzle in motion. At once, his imperceptible films can reveal deeply personal remembrances as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Austin, Cinema, Micheal Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Song to Song, Terrence Malick, Texas
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Russian Film Week II: Pagans (2017)
In the post-screening Q&A for Pagans, lead actor Valentin Samokhin and director of photography/producer, Maxim Trapo sketched out the origins of the film. The picture initially started life as a play (written by Ann Yablonskaya) that was performed twice a month in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Ann Yablonskaya, Ingmar Bergman, Lera Surkova, Maxim Trapo, Pagans, Russian Film Week, Theatre, Valentin Samokhin
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Russian Film Week II: All Will End Soon (2017)
All Will End Soon is the directorial debut from Aleksei Rybin, who previously worked in the Russian film industry as a screenwriter as well as being the guitarist for the Soviet rock band- Kino. The picture is a dramatic illustration of … Continue reading
Russian Film Week II: Introduction (2017)
In its auspicious return this year, the Russian Film Week delivered an even greater assortment of films, workshops and post-screening Q&A sessions. However, the keynote scheme that was emphasised at the opening press conference was the festival’s budding new partnership with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Amur Tiger, Attraction, Fyodor Bondarchuck, IMAX, Russian Film Week, Science Museum, World Wildlife Fund, WWF
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Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 opens with a close-up of an eye with an immediate follow-up image of someone looking up at a large silver coloured circular structure. Much like the opening shots of the original film, which illustrated the desire and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, 2049, Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve, Harrison Ford, LA, Las Vegas, Meaning of Life, Philip K Dick, Replicant, Ryan Gosling, Science Fiction
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Review: Alien: Covenant (2017)
A covenant is an agreement that can be made between a nation or people. In the context of the new film from Ridley Scott, it’s the name of the colony ship bound for a distant planet to repopulate and start … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Alien Covenant, blogging, Danny McBride, film, films, Katherine Waterston, Micheal Fassbender, movie, movies, Ridley Scott, Xenomorph
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