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A Timely Blogathon: Interesting Ball (2014)
A red ball bounces past a café and a couple folks’ houses and then goes to the beach. That is possibly the most innocuous synopsis of one of the weirdest and most emotionally stirring films that I’ve seen in recent times. Interesting Ball (2014, dir. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, also known as ‘DANIELS’), is […]
A Timely Blogathon: Ida (2013)
A monochromatic drama set in 1960s Poland, Ida (2013, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski) is a powerful film about identity, whether this is individual, religious, or cultural; and about a young woman who seeks to navigate the muddy waters between her present identity, and a newly discovered one. Well-known for winning the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar […]
Announcement: A Timely Blogathon!
Originally posted on FILM GRIMOIRE:
Hi all! I have an exciting announcement to make! Rob of Movierob and I have decided to start a fun blogathon for the month of July – A Timely Blogathon. Here’s our little announcement post. If you’d like to take part, and it would be amazing if you did, the…
Announcement: A Timely Blogathon!
Hi all! I have an exciting announcement to make! Rob of Movierob and I have decided to start a fun blogathon for the month of July – A Timely Blogathon. Here’s our little announcement post. If you’d like to take part, and it would be amazing if you did, the details are as below! ***** […]
The Remembering Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon: Clash By Night (1952)
A drama with film noir elements set in the fishing village of Monterey, California, Clash By Night (1952) is one of Austrian-German director Fritz Lang’s later films; Lang mainly being known for his earlier films such as Metropolis (1927) and M (1931). Clash By Night tells the story of Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck), who has […]
Resolutions 2016: First Blood (1982)
With another new year comes the promise of new and fantastic blogathons to come. One in particular that I have been looking forward to is Cara of Silver Screen Serenade‘s Resolutions series – where bloggers get together to discuss films they’ve always meant to see. In 2015, I watched Best Picture winner The Artist (2011) […]
Argumentative August: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
All throughout the month of August there has been a really excellent blogathon happening over at Movierob and Ten Stars Or Less – a blogathon called Argumentative August, all about highlighting the fifty best courtroom drama films (according to GamesRadar). I chose to rewatch and review the classic To Kill A Mockingbird (1962). Be sure […]
The “Against The Crowd” Blogathon – 2015 Edition!
I partook in this most excellent blogathon last year and it looks like we’re back for round two in 2015! Wendell of Dell on Movies is revisiting the “Against the Crowd” Blogathon – where us film connoisseurs can vent our spleens regarding overrated and underrated films. Here are the rules if you wish to take part: […]
The Dream Vacation Blogathon
It’s just about that time of year when I start thinking about taking a holiday pretty much constantly. Just in time for the Dream Vacation Blogthon, masterminded by Katy of Girl Meets Cinema! The rules are: If you could travel to any place in the film universe with any of your favorite characters or love-to-hate […]
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 […]
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