8½ (1963).
Whenever a filmmaker is asked, ‘what is the greatest film ever made about film making?’, invariably one of the most common answers is Federico Fellini’s 1963 Masterpiece 8½. The reason… Continue reading "8½ (1963)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 5 – Interstellar (2014).
Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic falters at a few moments particularly in the latter part of its second act, but nevertheless manages to be an ambitious and powerfully told tale… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 5 – Interstellar (2014)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 4 – Inception (2010).
Conceptually, I can’t think of a film that has sparked my imagination in such a specific way as Christopher Nolan’s Inception. There’s much to be said of a filmmaker that’s… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 4 – Inception (2010)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 3 – The Prestige (2006).
There’s an argument to be made that The Prestige is Christopher Nolan’s finest film. A Victorian-era tale of revenge and rivalry between two magicians, Nolan’s adaptation of Christopher Priest’s novel… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 3 – The Prestige (2006)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 2 – Insomnia (2002).
The film that helped land Christopher Nolan the keys to the Batcave, and the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship with Warner Bros., Insomnia is an oft overlooked part… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 2 – Insomnia (2002)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 1 – Memento (2000).
Christopher Nolan’s Memento is a loose adaptation of the short story Memento Mori, written by his brother Jonathan Nolan and based on a concept he pitched to Chris during a… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 1 – Memento (2000)."
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How a ‘Good’ Idea Turned Bad: The Dying Trend of Two-Part Adaptations.
It started in earnest with one of the biggest franchises of all time, and indisputably one of the most unique. The Harry Potter series carried a generation with it. Audiences… Continue reading "How a ‘Good’ Idea Turned Bad: The Dying Trend of Two-Part Adaptations."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast is here!
When we first conceived of Film ‘89 and what it would be, first and formost it was intended as a hub through which we would deliver to our readers a… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast is here!"
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Darkest Hour (2017) – Review.
In time honoured tradition, Darkest Hour is a film which fits neatly into the celebrated and quite narrow definition of ‘Britishness’. It is the ‘Britishness’ exemplified by the monarchy, by… Continue reading "Darkest Hour (2017) – Review."
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2017 Box Office Report.
2017 was a very mixed year for box office returns. On the one hand there were two films making over $500 million in the US alone and it was only… Continue reading "2017 Box Office Report."