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'It's like riding a psychotic horse toward a burning stable': The Genius and Joy of The Birdcage.
Sometimes the remake is better than the original. Yes, starting this week with a very controversial statement, but, in this case, in my...
Fiona Craughwell
Aug 22, 20213 min read
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"It's Showtime Folks!"
I am both surprised and proud that I have managed not to plaster posts about this film all over my blog. I made it to twenty-five posts...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 23, 20214 min read
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Reexamining the foundations of cinema and its emotional impact: In The Mood For Love and Prisoners
This is not the first time I have spoken about ‘space’ when it comes to cinema and I really believe that it is the foundation of cinema....
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 10, 20216 min read
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The Growth Of The Coming Of Age Film; Days Of The Bagnold Summer
So, time for another Fi’s favourites. This time it's not going to be some art house marathon or some emotionally draining experience, but...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 3, 20214 min read
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"We might be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us": Trauma and Self in Magnolia
For my twentieth post and sixth ‘Fi’s Favourites’, this week's post is about Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (1999). I am a huge fan of...
Fiona Craughwell
Jun 12, 20214 min read
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"It Takes a Cat": Doubt - From Stage to Screen
Doubt, a film frequently broadcast on television, was nominated for many awards, including many Oscars, but won few of them. However, it...
Fiona Craughwell
May 22, 20214 min read
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'Hoo-Ah'
It was only a matter of time before Scent of a Woman (SOAW) made its way here. Anyone that knows me knows I never stop talking about or...
Fiona Craughwell
Apr 3, 20216 min read
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Everything of Now, Is Everything of the Past: The Beauty and Wonder of The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Welcome to another edition of ‘Fi’s Favourites’. I realise I didn’t introduce this subsection very well during my discussion of Alejandro...
Fiona Craughwell
Mar 5, 20215 min read
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