Category Archives: Film

23 December 2020

“Another Round” and Other Good Films from a Year of Movies Without Cinemas

”Oh, a film is never the same on a small screen as it was when you lived it in a theater.” Here are some of the best films of 2020, the year of movies without cinemas. Read More →

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16 December 2020

“Victor Victoria” & Women in Tuxedo on Film

Julie Andrews in “Victor Victoria”, 1982 | MGM   In Victor Victoria, Julie Andrews plays “a woman who pretends to be a man who pretends to be a woman”. Victoria is an unemployed performer who cross-dresses as a last resort … Read More →

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29 November 2020

Mirrors of a Character: Rita Hayworth in “The Lady from Shanghai”

In The Lady from Shanghai, Rita Hayworth defied expectations with a quiet, precise, icy performance. She is pure noir. Elsa Bannister is the enduring attraction of bad. But she is not necessarily unhuman by nature, but the result of what others have made her. Read More →

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23 November 2020

Editorial: Whenever the Wind Shifts, Chim Chim Cher-ee

There is a mystery to the lyrics and sounds of the song Chim Chim Cher-ee evoking a much darker lore than what first meets the ear and watching Mary Poppins this time of year infuses the film with an even more eerie feeling. Read More →

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18 November 2020

Deceit Is in the Details: Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity

When we see Phyllis Dietrichson with those dark sunglasses on, we realise she might just as well have worn them the whole time. Because her eyes never flinch. It’s just a dark void behind them. Barbara Stanwyck is the archetypal femme fatale, just as Double Indemnity is the archetypal film noir. Read More →

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