12 August 2019
03 December 2018
ROBIN HOOD! PETERLOO! FAHRENHEIT 11/9: What do These Films have in Common? And What Sets Them Apart? Political Cinema vs Cinematic Politics..
Three Movies. All Very Different. Or ARE they? Let’s Take a Closer Look.. How does one ‘do’ politics on film? I think George Clooney once put it nicely: ‘I want the audience to ask questions’. IE: You don’t answer anything; never dictate, didactically, the messages that an audience ought...
12 November 2018
The World did itself Credit in Remembrance: Here are some Movies to keep the Home Fires Burning
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM: AND WE ALL DID, WORLDWIDE, IN A MOVING DISPLAY OF UNITY Moving Forward: Here are some movies to ensure we truly #neverforget The world united at the weekend in a spirit of reflection and remembrance. Events sobered somewhat by our still divided world (the...
14 September 2017
PolitFlix Podcast #3 Damian K. Lahey and James Murphy talk Political Cinema, Auteur Theory, Independent film, Trump, Star Wars, 007, Joan Collins and Burt Lancaster
‘WELCOME, JAMES. What took you so long?’. POLIT-FLIX. EPISODE 3. Special Guest: DAMIAN K LAHEY. Auteur Theory. Independent Film-Making. Creative Freedom. Left vs Right wing balance. Oh and James Bond, Star Wars, Joan Collins and some nice surprising topic gems in a nice little chat. Well, we have recorded...
