John Ford’s westerns have influenced so many directors throughout the world so it was not so much of a surprise when “westerns” started being made outside the Hollywood system.
The most famous mutation of the traditional western was the spaghetti western. These were films made largely in Europe (Spain being the most believable location to double [...]
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Westerns – Part 3 – Easterns
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Authorship, Film Criticism and Analysis, Film Directing, Film History, Film Narrative, Film Sound, Genre
Tags: fistful of dollars·kurosawa·once upon a time in the west·segio leone·sergio corbucci·spaghetti westerns·the great silence·the magnificent seven·westerns
Southern Comfort
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Criticism and Analysis, Film Directing, Film Sound
Every so often I see a film on TV that I remember from long ago that surprises me. Southern Comfort is one such film that I feel is a hidden gem. Not only has it got much to offer cinematically speaking but it has balls and attitude.
Southern Comfort is a film that follows the (ultimately [...]
Tags: cajuns·keith carradine·louisianna·national guard·Powers Boothe·Southern Comfort·swamps·Walter Hill
Atonement – Post Script
March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Film Criticism and Analysis, Film Directing, Film Narrative, Film Sound
Well, I did watch it again with my wife this time. It is a film that bears watching again and I appreciated much more the good points of the film. However, I still stand by my comments about the ending.
The beginning scenes give you all the clues to the film in a really cinematic way. [...]
Tags: Atonement·confession·Ian McKewan·Joe Wright·literary references
The Band’s Last Waltz
January 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Editing, Film General, Film History, Film Sound
I’m on a roll now. The Song Remains The Same just started me thinking again about pop music films again. It’s funny how one thing leads to another. I’d almost forgotten about probably the greatest film about popular music and culture. And it was made by a bone fide film maker with a host of [...]
The Song Remains The Same
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Film General, Film History, Film Sound
I thought I just had to write this piece after having watched The Song Remains The Same on television last night. You probably realise by now that one of my areas of interest is films or movies about popular music and culture. When I saw that this was on the TV last night the closet Led [...]
Tags: led zeppelin·rock documentary