Showing posts with label critics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label critics. Show all posts

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Analysing Film as Film

I guess I fall into the category of the numerous bloggers who write about film, but hopefully vering to the more thoughtful end.

This is a fascinating review article about Mark Kermode's new book:

http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/art-books/film-as-film/#.UyCwiiePM24

It's definitely one to add to my reading list and I still have some book tokens left over from my birthday.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Film Posters

This is a fascinating article in The Daily Telegraph about film posters

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-blog/10276992/What-a-film-poster-says-about-you.html

Once upon a time a poster could change the meaning of a quotation by the simple expedient of missing out the word "not" (as in "...not as good as his best films..).  Now the challenge is to identify the author/website/blogpost that offers the glowing review.