Author Archives: Anna (Film Grimoire)
Caligula (1979): “Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.”
A convenient summary of this entire review: I sat through almost three hours of this film so you don’t have to. Caligula (1979, dir. Tinto Brass) is a sprawling historical epic of the life of the Roman Emperor Caligula (Malcolm McDowell). Beginning from his carefree youth, before he became the infamous Emperor, this film tells […]
Project Nim (2011): Quick-shot review!
A documentary about a chimp with a puntastic name, Project Nim (2011, dir. James Marsh) chronicles the life and academic study of one Nim Chimpsky. Nim the chimpanzee was taken from his mother at birth and transplanted into the family of well-to-do academics in order to be raised in the manner of a human child. […]
MovieRob’s 007 December Blogathon: Casino Royale (1967)
If you love James Bond as much as I do, you have to head over to MovieRob post haste, where a most excellent blogathon is taking place – the 007 December Blogathon. I wrote this review of Casino Royale (1967) for the blogathon, and there have been lots of great posts on some of the […]
“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
The penultimate film in the franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014, dir. Francis Lawrence) begins where the last film ended. Its synopsis is as follows: When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while […]
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012): Quick-shot review!
Before I get into the guts of this review, I firstly have to confess – I’m not actually a Katy Perry fan. But I do generally really like band/concert documentaries, so when this film appeared on my television screen out of nowhere I was intrigued enough to watch the whole thing. Katy Perry: Part of […]
November 2014 Favourites
November is over and suddenly it’s basically Christmas already! Here are some of my favourite posts from WordPress and beyond from this most wonderful of months. From one of my favourite design blogs, Moss & Fog, here’s a beautiful post on some very otherworldly locations that do in fact exist in this world but seem […]
Eyes Wide Shut (1999): “No dream is ever just a dream.”
Stanley Kubrick’s last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is an erotic thriller with a strange cult-ish element and disturbing imagery that will stick in your mind for a long time. Its synopsis is as follows: A New York City doctor, who is married to an art curator, pushes himself on a harrowing and dangerous night-long […]
Two Short Films: Amnesiac (2012); Storytime (1968).
Recently I have been enjoying watching lots of surreal short films – films where the craziness is so intense for such a short period of time that it leaves you pondering the meaning of life itself. Here are two shorts that I watched recently which have completely blown my mind.
Search & Rescue #6
It’s time for another Search & Rescue! I’ve been finding lately that a lot of my search terms have been arriving in the form of a full question, and I’m loving that, because it means I can help people much better. Because if that’s not the function of a film blog, then I don’t know […]
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013): “This movie has to be just like I dream it.”
Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of the most famous and groundbreaking science fiction novels of all time, and has a tumultuous film history. The story is quite complex, with thousands of years of history and lore to communicate, and an expansive story to fit its sweeping, bleak landscape. David Lynch attempted to translate it into […]
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