Today: October 13, 2026

Jonathan McCalmont

The Theatre of Mr And Mrs Kabal

Walerian Borowczyk is undoubtedly one of the most singular talents in the history of European cinema. After training as a painter and lithographer in his native Poland, Borowczyk (or ‘Boro’) made his
September 3, 2014

The Informant

Recent years have seen a welcome return of the stylish, intelligent French genre film. Last a visitor to our shores in the early ‘00s with titles such as Crimson Rivers and Brotherhood
August 21, 2014

We Are The Best!

Spend too much time in your local multiplex and you’re liable to forget that the world is made up of an almost infinite number of stories. Everyone has a unique perspective but
July 23, 2014

Thunderbolt And Lightfoot

The last golden age of American film ended with the collapse of a major Hollywood studio. The era known as New Hollywood began in the late 1960s with the production of vital,
June 21, 2014

If…

Lindsay Anderson’s If… is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest revolutionary films to ever come out of British cinema. Filled with iconic images and a direct influence on countless cinematic
June 7, 2014

The Armstrong Lie

Alex Gibney is one of the most well regarded documentary filmmakers of his generation. Winner of an Oscar in 2007 for Taxi to the Dark Side, his investigative films have chronicled not
May 29, 2014

In the Blood

There’s more to raw spectacle than meets the eye. The action film is nearly as old as cinema itself but while the genre has always been about providing people with vicarious excitement
May 29, 2014

Boomerang!

Elia Kazan was one of the most divisive figures in 20th Century Hollywood. Co-founder of the Actors Studio that brought Method acting to the American stage, Kazan nurtured a generation of actors
May 22, 2014

Wish You Were Here

It is easy to think of different genres as nothing more than a set of restrictive rules but genres and the story structures that comprise them evolved out of a desire to
May 4, 2014

Gregory’s Girl

Bill Forsyth is not what you would call a lifelong film lover. Born in Glasgow in the immediate aftermath of World War 2, his early experiences of cinema were formed by Saturday
April 26, 2014
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