Book Reviews, British Cinema, Classical Hollywood: 1940s, Classical Hollywood: 1950s, Directors, People

Book Review: Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Ackroyd, Vintage 2015, 280pp

April 29, 2026 — 0 Comments

Directors, People

Peter Watkins October 1935 to October 2025

February 17, 2026 — 0 Comments

American Independents, Classical Hollywood: 1940s, Directors, Hollywood, People

John Ford #13: The Long Voyage Home (US 1940)

July 12, 2024 — 0 Comments

British Cinema, Directors, Documentary, Film history, Film industry, People

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (UK 2024)

June 22, 2024 — 1 Comment

Directors, Film audiences, Film awards lists, Film distribution, Film exhibition, Japanese Cinema, Melodrama, People, Stars

Is Tokyo Story (Japan 1953) the ‘Best Film’ of all time?

June 19, 2024 — 0 Comments

British Cinema, Directors

Kes (UK 1969) on 35mm

May 28, 2024 — 0 Comments

Directors, Japanese Cinema

Shimizu Hiroshi 1903 to 1966

May 19, 2024 — 0 Comments

Directors, Hollywood, Novels, People, Stars

Double Indemnity (US 1944), Cain, Wilder & Chandler, Writers in Hollywood

January 25, 2024 — 1 Comment

British Cinema, Comedies, Directors, People

Hope and Glory (UK 1987)

January 16, 2024 — 0 Comments

British Cinema, Directors, People

David Leland film director and screenwriter 1941-2023

January 4, 2024 — 1 Comment

Animation, Directors, Films about children, Japanese Cinema, People

The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka, Japan 2023)

December 31, 2023 — 3 Comments

British Cinema, Directors

The Old Oak, a Ken Loach film

October 23, 2023 — 0 Comments