Author Archives: Anna (Film Grimoire)
Two Short Films: Coda (2014); Umshini Wam (2011).
I seem to be finding so many amazing short films lately. Here are two that I watched recently, which are very different stories – one, an Irish animated short about life confronting death, and the other, a gangster story about two badass South Africans, directed by Harmony Korine.
Cara’s Blogiversary Bash: My Favourites of 1973
One of my favourite blogs is Cara’s Silver Screen Serenade, which has recently turned two years old! I took part in Cara’s First Blogiversary Bash last year, writing about one of my favourite films ever, Spirited Away (2001). But this time I decided to write about what I have discovered is my favourite year for […]
June 2015 Favourites
We’re officially past halfway into 2015! Time really flies. This month was a bit crazy for me, but I did manage to find so many amazing things to read and enjoy. So here I am once again sharing them with you all. Metropolis (1927) can be a tough film to watch, depending on the version […]
Genre Grandeur: Romeo + Juliet (1996)
The theme of the Genre Grandeur for the month of June over at the wonderful Movierob was high school/teen romance movies. For my choice, I thought what better than the ultimate teenage romance story – that of Romeo and Juliet, as originally written by William Shakespeare in approximately the year 1595, but brought to life […]
Blindspot 2015: Wild At Heart (1990)
Even though I’m a huge fan of the one and only David Lynch, before I started making a dent in my Blindspot Series list, I’d never seen Wild At Heart (1990) – a film which some may consider his most ‘straightforward’ or ‘mainstream’ story. I’m thoroughly used to the David Lynch we see in films […]
The 1984-A-Thon: The Times of Harvey Milk
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Directed by Rob Epstein, and winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1984, The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) tells the story of a man who has become a symbol and an inspiration in the fight for the human rights of marginalised groups, after his untimely death…
The Virgin Suicides (1999): “In the end we had pieces of the puzzle, but no matter how we put them together, gaps remained.”
Based on the amazing book by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides (1999) is director Sofia Coppola’s feature film debut. It tells the story of a group of young men who have become obsessed with the five beautiful Lisbon sisters who present as withdrawn and secretive, with highly complex private lives. The young boys watch as […]
Two Short Films: Aftermath (2014); All Your Favourite Shows (2015).
Lately I haven’t found the time to write too much about full-length films. But in order to get back on track with writing, I have been watching some pretty great short films! Here are two short reviews on two short films.
Game of Thrones – Season 5 Episode 10: “Mother’s Mercy”
Well, here we are – the end of an eventful season filled with ups and downs. One would hope that the tenth episode of a ten-episode season would tie up all the loose ends but also set up a nice amount of story in order to entice viewers for the next season. Does this episode […]
The Missing Picture (2013): Quick-shot review!
This is an Oscar-nominated documentary film with a twist – where the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia are illustrated through the medium of clay models. The Missing Picture (2013) is a special film, where director Rithy Panh creates his narrative through both clay models and archival footage to tell a very personal […]
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