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Portal of dreams: ‘Cinema Paradiso’

9 December 2020 Matt Barber 0

❉ Giuseppe Tornatore’s paean to the transformative effects of cinema has lost none of its power.

Nanni Moretti’s Aprile and The Son’s Room

27 November 2020 Matt Barber 0

❉ Matt Barber on two films from the Italian filmmaker, released this month on Blu-ray.

Le Cercle Rouge (1970) reviewed

26 November 2020 Matt Barber 0

❉ A triumphant last hurrah of the French crime drama cycle, starring Alain Delon, makes its 4K UHD debut.

‘Koyaanisqatsi’: An Appreciation

29 August 2020 Matt Barber 0

❉ Watching now during the pandemic, #Koyaanisqatsi’s imagery and tone is cuttingly relevant.

‘Les Demoiselles de Rochefort’ (1967)

19 November 2019 Matt Barber 0

❉ ‘Rochefort’ is a grand confection, a stylised and colourful fantasy, writes Matt Barber.

‘Kes’ (1969)

9 July 2019 Matt Barber 0

❉ Matt Barber on a humane and deeply sensitive film.

‘Belle De Jour’ (1967) reviewed

2 October 2017 Matt Barber 0

❉ “Buñuel is expertly slicing through polite society and displaying what lies beneath the surface”.

‘Hamlet – Big Finish Classics’ reviewed

3 September 2017 Matt Barber 0

❉ Big Finish’s first Shakespeare adaptation is a  full-cast audio production of Shakespeare’s most famous play.

‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (DVD/Blu-ray) reviewed

21 August 2017 Matt Barber 0

❉ A brutal, witty, slice of social realism that deconstructs Thatcherism, identity and the notion of society.

Fellini’s ‘La Strada’ on DVD & Blu-Ray reviewed

15 July 2017 Matt Barber 0

❉ Fellini’s La Strada sowed the seeds for his later, more extravagant films.

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