Criterion put out six movies when they launched in the UK last week. Only Angels Have Wings was one of them and it turns out Paul Duane is kind of fond of the film.
Category Archives: Classic Films
The Magnificent Six?
Earlier this year, rumours started to go round Mostly Film HQ that The Criterion Collection would be launching in the UK. The label has released over 800 classic films on DVD and Blu-ray in the US. Six of those 800 make up their UK launch today…
It’s our job to let you know how wisely Criterion have chosen. Six of our writers are going to look at each launch title in turn. Here are your first two reviews: Continue reading The Magnificent Six?
A Grand Tour
A study of the great film studios of Old Europe. Or, at least, the bits of them they open up to tourists. Text by Spank The Monkey, photographs by The Belated Birthday Girl.
The Drawing Room and the Skies
Kate le Vann finds there are some things she just can’t get past in David Lean’s The Sound Barrier.
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Non-Stop Party Action
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Poetic Versus
The buzz about Batman v Superman is mostly bad. So join our writers in recalling cinematic rivalries that were more memorable, more poignant, more fierce and more strange.
Love is Where You Find It
On Valentine’s Day, MostlyFilm is here to show you that love can be strange, surprising and found where you least expect it.
Homepage Invasion
The MostlyFilm backroom is dragged to the foreground for a sort of “Best of the boards” post. Buckle up.
Boring Conversation Anyway
Not sure if you have heard, but there’s a new Star Wars film on the way. I know, me neither, but still. As a lead-in, we got some of our writers to talk about and around the ‘Wars. Many Bothans died to bring us this information.
Doctor Zhivago
Our love affair with the BFI’s LOVE season continues. Viv Wilby revisits David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago.
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