FILM PRODUCTION

5 04, 2022

The Biggest Lie in the World…

By |April 5th, 2022|Film Production|Comments Off on The Biggest Lie in the World…

…is that Julie is The Worst Person in the World. In this relationship comedy-drama for a new age, there’s one glaring truth: there’s actually a little bit of Julie in all of us. The ‘temp’ gig you take whilst waiting for the ‘right’ thing to come along – which over time becomes a permanent [...]

9 01, 2022

Good Grief: the beguiling beauty of Petite Maman

By |January 9th, 2022|Film Production|Comments Off on Good Grief: the beguiling beauty of Petite Maman

Ah, grief. A thing that plagues us all in one way or another, and incidentally, is a hot topic for many of today’s filmmakers. Some of the best cinematic performances we’ve been blessed with in recent years have been centered around it, especially in the horror genre – from Toni “I am your mother!” [...]

15 11, 2021

Dune: A Grand Beginning

By |November 15th, 2021|Film Production|Comments Off on Dune: A Grand Beginning

Denis Villeneuve is a great director. He proves this with each new movie of his. When it became known that he was to direct a new film based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 cult sci-fi novel Dune, it was difficult not to get excited. The Dune book series is beloved by many, and a proper [...]

19 06, 2021

Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams: Review of Rifkin’s Festival

By |June 19th, 2021|Film Production|Comments Off on Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams: Review of Rifkin’s Festival

Finally, I managed to see the latest Woody Allen film. It’s not available for streaming, wasn’t released in the UK, and I didn’t want to watch it on a DVD. Apparently, in today’s Dark Age of plague and politically correct puritans, one has to go to a cinema in Eastern Europe in order to [...]