By Maryann O’Connor
Black Gold is a story about two leaders in Arabia, Amar (Mark Strong) and Nesib (Antonio Banderas) warring over land which is latterly discovered to contain a considerable reserve of Crude Oil. It has all the ingredients for a film of epic proportions, including a director (Jean-Jacques Annaud) and producer (Tarak Ben Ammar) who said they were determined to create a real picture of that time Continue reading
As an editor there’s one word, above most others, you pray you never see in an email subject line: plagiarism. Yesterday afternoon I received such an email informing me that one of my longest serving, and thus most trusted writers (Nathan D’Rozario), had plagiarised – of all things - his review of the latest Ghost Rider instalment. Continue reading
By Maryann O’Connor
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was, at various points in his life, a writer of good mysteries, a detective and political activist; in short, dream fodder for other writers’ detective tales. Continue reading
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Tagged dashiell hammett, detective stories, film noir, frederic forrest, lydia lei, marilu, marilu henner, mysteries
By Maryann O’Connor
A Dangerous Method, based on the book by John Kerr, focuses on the fragile friendship and exchange of ideas between psychoanalysis legends Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), which began in the first few years of the 20th century. Continue reading
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Tagged david cronenberg, keira knightley, michael fassbender, viggo mortensen, vincent cassel
This Sunday we host our monthly quiz and screening night at the Shortwave Cinema in Bermondsey. To give you a taste of what’s on offer we’re offering you a sample of last month’s quiz for free. Simply read the answers below to see how you would have fared in last months Pick ‘N’ Mix Round! Continue reading
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