When the Criterion Collection finally arrived in the UK back in 2016, my wish list was quickly made. One of the films on that list was “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed …
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When it comes to seminal bands in music, The Velvet Underground will be right up at the top. The legendary avant-garde rockers are the subject of Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, …
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He’s film’s most iconic tramp, Charlie Chaplin returns with what some consider his greatest film, City Lights. Now released and restored by The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray with a host …
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For years I dreamed of the day The Criterion Collection would come to the UK. In 2016 that dream came true (with a little help from Sony Pictures Releasing), the …
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“What kind of bird are you?!”, Wes Anderson‘s Moonrise Kingdom is the latest film from the director to join the Criterion Collection. The perfect platform to showcase his talents, with …
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No one likes to be duped whatever the situation. When the hypnotic gaze on the camera is from none other than the ‘charlatan’ himself Orson Welles, you can’t help giving …
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I should really confess my knowledge of Jazz and John Murray Anderson‘s King Of Jazz (1930) is non-existent. The question some may ask: ‘Is it a crime to call yourself …
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If there was ever a marmite Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) might just be that film. After the success of The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), there …
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Ten years into my ‘cinematic education’ after creating The Peoples Movies, the education continues and the latest film lesson is Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters. My quest was to …
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When I created my other site Cinehouse back in 2009, it was solely seen as a personal project which I nicknamed my ‘Cinema Education’. It was about learning there was …
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