Keyword : British Cinema

Death in Ventnor

Review of the winsome little British gangster comedy, Death in Ventnor.

The Telluride Film Festival

A report on the irrepressible Telluride Film Festival.

John Boorman Master Class

An account of the John Boorman Master Class presented during the 2008 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal.

British Film Festival X2

A festival report combining two festivals, the new English Riviera International Comedy Film Festival, and the 22nd Leeds International Film Festival

The Face of Quatermass: National Identity in British Science-Fiction

A sociological analysis of the British science-fiction film, using Quatermass 2 as a case study.

Form Inversion in Alfred Hitchcock, Part 2

In the second of this two-part essay on Hitchcock as a 'romantic ironist' Menard focuses his attention on the distinctiveness of Hitchcock's form of suspense.

Form Inversion in Alfred Hitchcock, Part 1

In this first of a two-part essay David George Menard analyzes the narrative methods of plot inversion as exemplified through Hitchcock's plots which pit ideals of romanticism against their potentially subversive thematic and moral counterparts.

The Skull

An analysis of Freddie Francis' minor masterpiece in psychological and supernatural horror.

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

An exclusive look at one of the lesser known Hammer films from its peak period, starring Christopher Lee and directed by Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher.

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Nicky Hamlyn - An Evening of Experimental Films

Nicky Hamlyn

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Peter Greenaway Conference Notes

A transcription of Peter Greenaway's talk from 1997.

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The Creeping Flesh

A tribute to the Hammer great Freddie Francis, cinematographer par excellence and director of countless horror films, including the film given extensive analysis here, The Creeping Flesh.

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13th Bradford International Film Festival, 9-24 March 2007

A thoughtful overview of the 13th rendition of the Bradford International Film Festival, which ran from March 9-24, 2007.

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Cinema 16

In-depth review of the three short film DVDs from Cinema 16, with volumes dedicated to British, American and European cinema. Includes early short films by Ridley Scott, Asif Kapadia, Lynne Ramsey, Christopher Nolan, DA Pennebaker, Tim Burton, Todd Solondz, Jean-Luc Godard, Tom Tykwer, and Lars von Trier.

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Local and Global Identity in European film

An industry analysis using Almodovar's Live Flesh and Guy Ritchie's Snatch as case studies of the sort of narrative and stylistic markers used by European cinema to compete with American films in the global market.

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