Features
August 21, 2013
“I like women, especially beautiful ones. If they have a good face and figure, I would much prefer to watch them...
July 27, 2013
Back in the 1920s, I used to run a popular dance class in Hollywood. One of my students was a promising young dancer by the name of Fred...
July 15, 2013
An article in today’s Irish Times reminded me that the excellent website They Shoot Pictures Don’t They? has compiled their...
June 17, 2013
So, half the year gone already, past the longest day now and as we all know from Game of Thrones, Winter Is Coming. At least we had a nice...
June 2, 2013
BBC2 screened this noir double-bill a while back at around 5.30am. Being a dedicated film reviewer, I stayed in bed, recorded them and...
May 8, 2013
“I had to learn to do everything because I couldn’t find another kindred soul. Now you see eighty people listed doing the same...
May 6, 2013
The French Connection (William Friedkin, 1971) The French Connection II (John Frankenheimer, 1975) What are they about? Both films focus on...
April 27, 2013
For Irish audiences, playwright and director Martin McDonagh has proven a little hard to pin down. Born in London to Irish parents, there...
March 9, 2013
You’re in for a treat next week folks, because those nice people at Film4 are staging a Studio Ghibli season, screening 18 films from...
January 10, 2013
Oscar time looms once more, and this year looks a particularly strong field. Of the 9 nominees for Best Picture, I’ve seen 2. Never...
