September 21, 2024

Cousin Bette (1998, dir. Des McAnuff)

Cousin Bette was the film debut of Des McAnuff, the theatre and opera director (and until 2014 artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario) noted for his showmanship, and his flamboyant treatment of […]

The World Is Yours, As Well As Ours

The World Is Yours, As Well As Ours.        The White Cube Mason’s Yard 15th July – 17th September 2016 The alien ship has landed.  This is what I always think when I nip off […]

A Stolen Life (1946, dir. Curtis Bernhardt)

Why call it a “guilty pleasure”? A Stolen Life is an uneven but enormously watchable entertainment that many viewers return to for a variety of satisfactions which many of those viewers themselves might find it […]

L.A. Confidential (1997, dir. Curtis Hanson)

One aspect of this 1997 neo-noir classic that drew much attention was its style—especially its period sense (it is set in the early 1950s)—and deservedly so. From the upholstery on a diner’s banquettes to the […]

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