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Film Posters
July 8, 2011 by Lev HarrisFilm posters. An essential marketing tool for any big distribution company in the film industry. The intention of a poster: to whet the appetite of the everyday commuter on the tube or passerby on the street. They are eye-catchingly designed,… Continue reading →
Interview: 2012 Time For Change
February 21, 2011 by Jake Farrell2012: Time for Change is a strange animal. As a film concerned in equal parts with the acceleration of human consciousness and the prevention of deforestation it sits uneasily with the often fire-brand polemics designed to jolt people out of… Continue reading →
Anyone got a light?
February 21, 2011 by Jake FarrellFilms can be defined by one improbably striking image. Whether an audience is shown Paris folding inward on itself like a deck of cards, a jolting jump cut that turns a bone into a space station in orbit or simply… Continue reading →
Beyond Biba – Interview
December 7, 2010 by benburns‘Beyond Biba’ is far more than a dusty homage to a brand which changed the way we shop forever and essentially laid the foundations for our high street. It is a fascinating insight in to Barbara Hulanicki; a pivotal figure… Continue reading →
Tron: Legacy
November 26, 2010 by Jake FarrellBack from the future, players are re-immeresed in Tron’s 3-D science fiction fantasy. Fan-boy enthusiasm is a potent tool. If it is strong enough then it inevitably translates into huge returns at the box office, regardless of studio commitment to… Continue reading →
Another Dimension
November 26, 2010 by Sarah HowellAs the catwalk dies we see a rapid response from digital film makers. Clothes are made to be worn. We see them in shops, we try them on, we buy. It’s a seemingly simple sequence. But once we consider the… Continue reading →
Digital De-aging: The Future of Cinema?
November 10, 2010 by Jake FarrellSequels often pose problems, especially if the actors who played central roles in the original have aged out of all recognition with the time line of the narrative, cinematic dinosaurs in a shiny new world. Digital de-aging’s has been mooted… Continue reading →
Affecting, Poignant Cinema – On Television
September 23, 2010 by Jake FarrellShane Meadows is widely recognised as one of the most authentic voices working in British Cinema at the moment. His output may not be impeccable (see the sweet but featherlight Somers Town for evidence) but his best work is invariably… Continue reading →
German Film Festival – Review
September 20, 2010 by Delphine PedeboyEntering the glass doors of the Goethe Insitut in Paris, my film enthusiast friend and I instantly knew what we were in for… A cultural bonanza led by a mildly eclectic mix of cross-border European intellectuals. The German cultural institute… Continue reading →
Haus Loves: Katherine Bigelow
July 11, 2010 by HausDigitalEach year, March 8th is marked by a global celebration of all women and their achievements, be they political, economic or social. This year, March 8th was the day the world woke up to its first ever Oscar-winning female director,… Continue reading →