Month: June 2020

Originally posted on Fantasy/Sci-Fi FILM & WRITING FESTIVAL:
‘Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime’ Martin Scorsese’s fifth film with Robert De Niro was a brilliant pitch-black comedy unlike any other film the pair made together. An uncomfortable examination of celebrity culture and the lengths that people will go…

Originally posted on Fantasy/Sci-Fi FILM & WRITING FESTIVAL:
‘Some things are more complex than they seem’ Abbas Kiarostami began an exceptional decade of filmmaking with a story that blurred the thin line between fiction and reality. Although largely overlooked upon release, Close-up was pivotal in the development of Kiarostami’s career and is now remembered…