Damien Chazelle is already deemed a recognisable director as his films portray a specific music theme, character prototypes and similar energy through working with a relatively...
Darren Aronofsky has always had a surrealist quality to his films. They are often disturbing, sometimes melodramatic, and always uneasy to navigate visually or narratively. His...
The Oscar nominations for the films of 2022 are out. Overall, it’s been a pretty good year; audiences of all ages, ethnicities and tastes returned to...
Awards season is in full swing. Even if the major ceremonies haven’t started yet, the frocks and tuxes are being dry-cleaned as we speak, and the...
Upon seeing Ghostbusters: Afterlife in the cinema, it was not something I was particularly looking forward to seeing. Like many, I did not want to find...
Leopard print and big hair. That would be the answer if the question were, how do you dress for the premiere of a film celebrating the...
*warning spoilers below* In 1996 the horror genre was on its knees with nowhere else to go. Slasher films had reached the bottom of the barrel,...
Anyone who loves cinema knows that magic moment; the lights go down, the message from the British board of film censors tells you the name of...
At a pre BAFTAs party once I saw a young woman throw herself at Leonardo DiCaprio. I mean, literally fling herself at him as he passed....
Let’s start with a few basic issues before we look at possible changes: Movies are about fantasy. They star impossibly attractive people (or highly charismatic ones...
“And who are you wearing?” “Thermals and a parka. It’s a bit nippy.” OK, I’m not banking on that answer from the fragrant Amy Adams at...
As a film award nerd it’s easy to get caught up in awards season, often forgetting the bigger picture and honing in on the Oscars. However,...
I Written by Rehna “People go to see films that have a buzz around them,” said Meryl Streep. We all listened intently, our fingers poised to...
In one of the more unsurprising events at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, Damien Chazelle celebrated a standing ovation following the screening of his much anticipated Oscar...
Written by Robert Segedy Fun Fact: over 80% of the animal species on Earth are insects. That is a lot of insects, bro. Back in the...
Written by Robert Segedy What is it about prison films that holds our attention so heartily? Is it the environment of cruelty, the enclosed spaces filled...
When Fox Searchlight picked up Birth of a Nation in January for a record $17.5 million fee at Sundance, they knew all about the past of its...
Winning an Oscar is not just a sprint you know. It takes months, arguably years of preparation, from the concept through to the marketing strategy. Therefore...