Posted by Leon Nicholson on March 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Fifty Shades of Cinema continues with Jonathon Dabell taking a look at an all time classic – Taxi Driver – starring none other than Robert De Niro.
The Contenders
Fifty Shades Of Cinema reaches 1976, where the task of picking a no.1 film proves trickier than usual thanks to the sheer quality of the choices. World cinema is well represented with titles like Bernardo Bertolucci’s Novocento (aka 1900), Ingmar Bergman’s Face To Face, Luchino... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on November 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
FMV Magazine’s Simon Collings takes a look at the career of one of cinema’s greatest directors – Alfred Hitchcock.
Picture the scene: two people sat at a table having a conversation. Nothing special I know, just an image of people talking – rather mundane. Add to the scene, however, an image of a ticking time bomb underneath the table and you immediately create a different atmosphere – a sense of unease both on and off screen. In... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Vertigo has replaced Citizen Kane as the greatest movie of all time.
A poll conducted every ten years by Sight & Sound Magazine asks film critics for what they consider to be the best film of all time; and for the first time since 1962, Citizen Kane has finally been knocked off the top spot.
Vertigo, directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, which initially received mixed reviews on its release, tells the story... Read More
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