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Posted on November 2, 2020
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1980 Director(s): Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi Starring: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Tokio Oki Words – Nathan Scatcherd. The kind of bloody, balletic Samurai film you rarely see made anymore, Shogun Assassin stands as perhaps one of the finest examples of the Jidaigeki… Continue Reading “Shogun Assassin (1980)”
Category: Cult Corner, In Retrospect, Japan, Reel Steel, World CinemaTags: 1980, 2020, 40th, Akihiro Tomikawa, and, anniversary, Assassin, cinema, classic, Criterion, Cub, cult, feature, film, Japan, Japanese, Kenji Misumi, Lone, movie, release, retrospect, retrospective, review, Robert Houston, Samurai, Shogun, Shogun Assassin, Toho, Tomisaburo Wakayama, VIPCO, Wolf
Posted on October 24, 2020
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1978 Director: George A Romero Starring: Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, David Emge, Scott H. Reiniger, David Crawford, David Early, Richard France, Howard Smith Words – Oliver Innocent In 1968 director George A Romero rocked the horror genre with his zombie classic Night of the… Continue Reading “Dawn of the Dead (1978)”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1978, A, cinema, classic, cult, Dawn, Dead, feature, film, Foree, Gaylen, genre, George, horror, Ken, movie, of, original, retrospective, review, Romero, Ross, Savini, The, Tom, Trilogy, zombie
Posted on October 24, 2020
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Director: Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir Featuring: Woody Vasulka and Steina Vasulka Words – Natalie Mills “They’re the shoulders that most video art has stood on.” An introduction to the weird and wonderful world of video art, this quirky documentary centres on Steina and Woody Vasulka. A… Continue Reading “The Vasulka Effect”
Category: documentary, Reel SteelTags: art, documentary, Effect, feature, film, review, Steina, The, Vasulka, video, Woody
Posted on October 20, 2020
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2020 Director: Francis Lee Starring: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Fiona Shaw, Claire Rushbrook, Alec Secareanu, Sarah White Words – Denise Hobart Ammonite imagines a passionate love affair between the self-taught pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning and her friend Charlotte Murchison. Anning’s… Continue Reading “Ammonite”
Category: LGBT+, Reel Steel, Women in FilmTags: 2020, Alec, Ammonite, Anning, BFI, British, Charlotte, cinema, class, drama, feature, festival, film, Francis, Gemma, Homepage, Jones, Kate, Lee, LGBT, LGBT+, Lyme, Mary, movie, Murchison, period, premiere, Regis, review, Ronan, Saoirse, Secareanu, UK, Winslet, women
Posted on October 18, 2020
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Featuring a selection of highly anticipated films, the 2020 BFI Film Festival presented online premieres as well as screenings in cinemas around the UK. See our look at some of the films featured at this year’s festival – click on the film title to… Continue Reading “BFI Film Festival 2020”
Category: Film Festivals, Reel SteelTags: 2020, best, BFI, cinema, event, feature, festival, film, highlights, premiere, review, screening, selection, UK
Posted on October 18, 2020
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2020 Director: Brandon Cronenberg Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean Words – Nathan Scatcherd Considering his lineage, it’s no surprise that Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor adheres to certain adjectives: nightmarish; gruesome; visceral and yet strangely delicate, its explosions of… Continue Reading “Possessor”
Category: horror, Reel Steel, sci-fiTags: 2020, Abbott, Andrea, Bean, Brandon, Christopher, cinema, Cronenberg, feature, film, genre, Homepage, horror, Jason, Jennifer, Leigh, Middleton, movie, POSSESSOR, review, Riseborough, sci-fi, Sean, Tuppence
Posted on October 18, 2020
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2020 Director: Josephine Decker Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Victoria Pedretti Words – Carly Stevenson The first thing to note about Shirley is that it is not a biopic. At least not in the traditional sense. Adapted from the novel… Continue Reading “Shirley”
Category: Reel Steel, Women in FilmTags: 2020, cinema, Decker, Elisabeth, female, film, Jackson, Josephine, lead, Moss, movie, novel, review, Shirley, women
Posted on October 17, 2020
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2020 Director: Natalie Erika James Starring: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote Words – Daniel McMonagle Nothing is more harrowing than experiencing the death of the ones we love. Relic, the feature debut of Australian-Japanese director Natalie Erika James, blends a haunted house story… Continue Reading “Relic”
Category: horror, Reel Steel, Women in FilmTags: 2020, Bella, cinema, Emily, female, film, haunted, Heathcote, horror, house, James, lead, Mortimer, movie, Natalie, Relic, review, women
Posted on September 9, 2020
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The BFI Film Festival is the UK’s premiere platform for welcoming international storytellers, featuring a selection of highly anticipated films. Taking place October 7th – 18th, this year’s festival will be its most accessible ever, presenting over 50 online premieres as well as screenings… Continue Reading “BFI Film Festival 2020 selection”
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Posted on September 1, 2020
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1968 Director: George A. Romero Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley Words – Oliver Innocent. Night of the Living Dead (NOTLD) is a key piece of ‘60s American cinema that ushered in a new wave of horror.… Continue Reading “Night of the Living Dead (1968)”
Category: BAME Cinema, Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1968, A, America, American, Black, cinema, classic, commentary, Dead, Duane, feature, film, First, George, horror, influence, influential, Jones, Living, movie, Night, of, original, race, retrospective, review, Romero, social, socio-political, The, Trilogy, zombie
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Posted on September 1, 2020 by reelsteelcinema
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1968 Director: George A. Romero Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley Words – Oliver Innocent. Night of the Living Dead (NOTLD) is a key piece of ‘60s American cinema that ushered in a new wave of horror.… Continue Reading “Night of the Living Dead (1968)”
Category: BAME Cinema, Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1968, A, America, American, Black, cinema, classic, commentary, Dead, Duane, feature, film, First, George, horror, influence, influential, Jones, Living, movie, Night, of, original, race, retrospective, review, Romero, social, socio-political, The, Trilogy, zombie