Smells Like Teen Spirit: Moulin Rouge at 20 Anna McKibbin June 1, 2021 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Moulin Rouge! is based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, kind of. It’s also based on the opera La Bohème, but again, only kind of. It’s been compared to the opera La Traviata, the novel Nana, and the...
Yesterday and Cinema’s Best Jukebox Musicals Carmen Paddock June 26, 2019 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Yesterday, which opens in the UK this week, imagines a world where Sergeant Pepper, Eleanor Rigby, and a yellow submarine live only in the mind of Jack Malik – a street musician whose life changes when he is...
Top 10 Ewan McGregor Performances David Brake August 16, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Ewan McGregor is back in cinemas once again as Christopher Robin – now a family man living in London – who receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh. With a career of 25 years...
Second Chance: Across the Universe Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan November 2, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance For those who recognise the name, Julie Taymor is synonymous with bright, striking and innovative visual spectaculars. A fan of masks, large puppets and creating eye-catching images, Taymor’s work is always...
A Short History of the Period Drama, Part Three: Tear Up the Script (or, the present day) Sophie Wing June 15, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Long before the superhero movie took the words "gritty reboot" and revolutionised a genre, period drama was working quietly away in the background doing exactly the same thing. As the '90s gave way to a...
