Alfred Hitchcock
In a single decade between 1954 and 1964 Alfred Hitchcock would Produce and Direct a dozen perfect movies, most notably Rear Window, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, The Birds and Marnie. Although only accounting…
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Citizen Kane
I was inspired to write this online journal by a line from Citizen Kane, arguably the best film ever made, or is it just the best American film ever made…
Kick-Ass
Having heard the controversy surrounding Kick-Ass due to its portrayal of graphic violence involving a minor I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I sat down to watch it…
Fantasia
When Fantasia was first released on home video tape back in November 1991 I was working in a retail Video shop and I was actively involved in its promotion, I think…
Oliver Stone
I was a teenager when I first became aware of Oliver Stone's movies but I remember taking very little notice of either Platoon or Wall Street at the time. I appreciated that they…
Some Like It Hot
I stated in my previous Jack Lemmon article that Some Like It Hot was a touchstone film for me when I first saw it as a 12 year old about…
Spike Lee
After I returned from my tour of America in 1991 I took a job working in a retail Video shop and this presented me, as an avid movie fan, with…
Grave Misconduct: 21st Anniversary Edition
In 1990 I was the resident videographer at Bowes Lyon House, a youth centre and arts venue in my home town of Stevenage that would transform once a week into Thee…
Gainsbourg
To be honest I wasn’t quite sure what the movie Gainsbourg was going to be like, surprisingly it's not the straight forward, reverential biopic that I was half expecting. In…
Sherlock Holmes
I grew up watching the constant reruns of the Universal Studios series of Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as the ace detective and Nigel Bruce as his exceedingly bumbling…
David Lynch
I discovered the art of David Lynch entirely by accident, although I had shown a keen interest in films from a relatively young age, I usually arrived at them by way of the star appearing in…
TWIN PEAKS: Fire Walk With Me
The original television airing of Twin Peaks in 1990 coincided with my recent interest in the films of David Lynch after renting a copy of Blue Velvet on video and…