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Back to School: The On-Screen Preppy Look of Robert Redford
Robert Redford has made it clear from the very beginning that he came into films because of the craft of acting, and then, by founding the Sundance Film Festival, that he stuck in the business because of the films … Read More
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Venice Film Festival 2016
The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world, dating back from 1932, and, may I add, the most glamorous one – what better location than Venice, the city that has grasped our imaginations for so … Read More
My All-Time Favourite Summer Films (Part II)
There is just one kind of summer movie for me, and blockbuster is not part of the definition. The exception may be Jaws, but it’s a classic and a blockbuster in the 1970s meant an entirely different thing than … Read More
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The Femme Fatale Is Wearing White
Summer is optimistic by nature. So am I. Maybe that’s why noir is my favourite film genre. Harking back in the past. The sensual, fatalistic bleakness. The subtle tone and mood. The quotable lines that float up into your … Read More
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Classic American Style: Mary Jo Matsumoto
left: Mary Jo Matsumoto, my favourite California girl / right: “Laguna Shimmer” (Laguna Beach, Southern California, is Mary Jo’s native place and where she is currently living and creating) I like to approach each one of my interviews as … Read More
