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Entries from August 18th, 2007

Pop Music Films – Are The Kids Alright?

August 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Film General, Film History, Genre

Why is it that you don’t see any decent films about pop music any more? In the sixties and seventies there were films like Woodstock, Monterey Pop, The Kids Are Alright and numerous other commercial films covering either pop music events or the rock lifestyle. I suppose the easy answer is that we are in [...]

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Free Film Enthusiast Toolbar

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Film Criticism and Analysis, Film General, Film News, Screenwriting

I have recently been working on a free toolbar specifically designed for film enthusiasts. And now I have one to launch to the world! It’s fairly basic at the moment but I will continue developing it and adding whatever features I can to it, hopefully, with your help.
As I said it is designed with film [...]

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Ken Loach – Conscience and Controversy

August 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Film Authorship, Film Criticism and Analysis, Film Directing, Film Narrative

Ken Loach is one of the most successful and feted British film directors of all time. He has won 64 film awards and been nominated for 38 others. Yet he has never made a “commercial” film nor had box office smash hit. And he always struggles to get finance for his films. He is the [...]

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