Yes, it’s another shameless and entirely unofficial and unauthorised tie-in with the BFI’s Love season. We asked our contributors to talk about their favourite romantic films – what happened next will shock you!
Category Archives: Classic Films
Brief Encounter Revisited
Next week sees the re-release of one of big softy Ron Swanson‘s all-time favourite films – David Lean’s Brief Encounter – as part of the BFI’s new Love season. Hankies at the ready.
Criterioner Among Thieves
Over the past few days, we’ve been enjoying the Criterion blogathon they’re hosting over at criterionblues.com. In fact (hoping no-one minds us stealing paying tribute to the idea) we asked some MostlyFilm writers to tell us about their favourite films in the Criterion Collection.
A box full of stars
Blake Backlash celebrates the 160th birthday of William Friese-Greene by looking inside The Magic Box.
David Cronenberg, Hippie
Niall Anderson looks at the early work of cinema’s favourite bodyhorror auteur
The Head, The Tail, The Whole Damn Thing
As Shark Week comes to a close, we present a look at the definitive shark movie series – MrMoth takes on All The Jaws:
The Man Behind Man With a Movie Camera
On the occasion of the re-release of the classic of experimental film, a primer on the career of Dziga Vertov from Philip Concannon (after the jump).
Notes on Camp
Il Cinema Ritrovato 2015
Philip Concannon reports from Bologna’s festival of rare, rediscovered and classic film.
I’m not a sheriff and you aren’t a cowboy
Daunted and scared by having drunkenly agreed to review what might be the greatest film ever made, our intrepid reporter decides to skip most of it, and review the first ten, and last two, minutes instead.
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