Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter A DANCE OF PORCELAIN AND STEEL The fantastical writings of Den Patrick have embodied many forms since the author’s debut excursions into warring far-flung worlds. The promising writer’s first three titles published under science fiction purveyors Gollancz, arrived in the guise of deeply layered, blood-splattered ‘War-manuals’. Patrick provided vast yet […]
Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow BLUE SONGS ARE LIKE TATTOOS Never before has the Palme d’Or been simultaneously awarded to a single film’s director and lead actors. Led by Steven Spielberg, the jury at last year’s Cannes Film Festival saw it fit to award the coveted prize to director, Abdellatif Kechiche, and his committed lead […]
Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter WAR WITHOUT PEACE To return to filmmaking after a twenty-year sabbatical is a great achievement. To return to filmmaking after such an extended period and resurface with one of the most poignant and poetic war films ever made is unparalleled. Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line presents a fictitious representation […]
A VIEW FROM OTHER WINDOWS This isn’t the first time Wes Anderson has taken his audience by the hand and led them through the oversaturated grandeur of luxury accommodation. Starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman, 2007’s Hotel Chevalier – a 13-minute short written and directed by Anderson – acted as a bittersweet narrative precursor to […]