Let’s talk movie trailers…
Film trailers, those tantalising little snippets of a movie you’ll ultimately either never watch or will bust a gut to see the minute it comes out. A marketing tool they may… Continue reading "Let’s talk movie trailers…"
Category: Feature
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Anomalisa (2015).
Michael Stone is a writer, public speaker, and a miserable middle-aged man. He sleeps restlessly, he’s bored of the endless droll of everyday human interaction, and he no longer feels… Continue reading "Anomalisa (2015)."
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In Defense of… Howard The Duck (1986).
*** Editor’s note – The Film ‘89 Team in no way endorses the content of the following article. It’s entirely possible that the author was suffering from some physical or… Continue reading "In Defense of… Howard The Duck (1986)."
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Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977) & The Genesis of David Cronenberg.
David Cronenberg arrived fully-formed as a filmmaker, releasing his first two full-length features, Shivers and Rabid in 1975 and 1977, respectively. (He‘d delivered Crimes of the Future in 1970, but… Continue reading "Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977) & The Genesis of David Cronenberg."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 14 – Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018).
In the giant 14th Episode of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Neil, Richie & Skye discuss Disney’s controversial removal of director James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 and Sir… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 14 – Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018)."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 13 – Ten Years of The Dark Knight – Part 2, The Dark Knight (2008) – Audio Commentary.
Episode 13 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is the second of our two-part celebration of the 10th anniversary of Christopher Nolan’s seminal 2008 masterpiece, The Dark Knight. Having given an overview… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 13 – Ten Years of The Dark Knight – Part 2, The Dark Knight (2008) – Audio Commentary."
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The Truman Show (1998) – A tale of Reality TV told when it was still just fantasy.
*** SPOILER WARNING *** One of the most significant themes in film history involves the questioning of reality, of what is real. It’s a sub-genre of film which crosses various main… Continue reading "The Truman Show (1998) – A tale of Reality TV told when it was still just fantasy."
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Licence to Kill (1989).
With Roger Moore hanging up His tuxedo after 1985’s A View To A Kill, the role of the world’s favourite Super Spy, James Bond was passed on to a relatively… Continue reading "Licence to Kill (1989)."
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Once Upon A Time In The West (1968).
The western, a genre has gone through a multitude of changes over the last century. It has evolved as a genre, creating tropes – visual, verbal and musical; then devolved as it was… Continue reading "Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 12 – Ten Years of The Dark Knight – Part 1, The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005 – 2012).
Episode 12 of the Film ’89 Podcast is the first of a special two-part celebration of the 10th anniversary of Christopher Nolan’s seminal 2008 masterpiece, The Dark Knight. Skye is… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 12 – Ten Years of The Dark Knight – Part 1, The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005 – 2012)."