CULTure Babylon pops up at King’s Lynn Arts Centre on February 28, with its unique combination of cult film and fascinating speakers. Zombies… they seem to be everywhere at the moment: in movies, major TV series and in ’flash mobs’. The origin of zombies, however, lies read more
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Aug 24, 2012
SPOILER ALERT: Since this is an analytical piece rather than straight-up review certain plot elements will be discussed in some detail. If you do not wish to know such information please stop reading now. I believe what struck me most about People Like Us is that while it shares a plot device with read more
Secrets (1933). Directed by Frank Borzage. With Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard, C. Aubrey Smith, Blanche Friderici.
The story begins when well to do William Marlowe, wants his daughter Mary, to marry Lord Hurley, but she is in love with John Carlton, one of Marlowe's clerks. Marlowe, finds the coup read more
To remove the cream, just go over it with a REAL Kleenex. Connie would have loved how much more sanitary Kleenex was—in fact, it was created for just this purpose—to remove cleansing creams! What does her comment mean: “It doesn’t grow fuzz”? Simply that her cold cream has preservatives, read more
On the surface, Secrets and Lies tells the story of a young woman, Hortence (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) seeking out her biological mother, Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn). As we look deeper into the film, we see how unhappy and alone each member of Cynthia’s family is. Her crass, foul-mouthed daughter, read more
Low budget filmmaking–both today and in the past–has always been the most successful when the narrative takes the budget into account. Navy Secrets takes place over one day, with most of the locations being in cars, apartments or restaurants. In other words, easy sets. There’s one read more
