Sean Wilson

The legacy of Ray Harryhausen

Last week, a true titan of the cinema world left us. Ray Harryhausen, the man behind the iconic stop-motion beasts of 1950s, 60s and 70s cinema, sadly passed away at the age of 92.

The rise of the Latin American road trip movie

Having recently watched the new Chilean film Thursday till Sunday, I was struck by how the Latin American Road Movie has come on in recent years.

Compliance review: controversial but gutless

Craig Zobel’s indie flick has generated a storm of controversy around the world, with multiple reports of walk-outs at screenings. But sadly it doesn’t have the courage of its convictions.

Danny Elfman: master of the musical macabre

The release of the Danny Elfman-scored Oz the Great and Powerful means now is the ideal time to do a retrospective on this brilliant composer – one of my personal favourites.

Side Effects: Soderbergh’s last film?

If rumours are to be believed, Side Effects may very well be Steven Soderbergh’s final movie (following his upcoming TV drama starring Michael Douglas as Liberace).

South Korean Special: East Goes West

One of the more exciting and interesting trends of early 2013 is the migration of South Korean directors to the world of English-language cinema.

BAFTA 2013 reaction

The night of February 10th 2013 saw what was, in my view, one of the most balanced and even-handed BAFTA ceremonies in a long time.

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Buckle up! The 5 most harrowing air crashes on film

The release of Flight got me thinking – what are the scariest plane-crashes on film?

Django Unchained: an irreverent blast of mayhem – with a purpose

The master of outrageous genre mayhem is back – Quentin Tarantino shocks, confounds and astounds once more with his new pulp epic, Django Unchained.

Being There episode one: Ghosts – by Ed Chappell and Sam Morgan

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Devon actors Sam Morgan and David Rees reunite for Ghosts.

You Are What You Do: A documentary double-bill of McCullin and Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Two recent documentary releases make for an interesting comparison – and both are already candidates for best film of 2013.

BAFTA Nominations 2013

The Academy has only gone and done a Colour Purple on us!

Year In Review: Discoveries (Film Score)

In this section I list my three greatest discoveries in the world of orchestral film scores.

Year In Review: Discoveries (Film)

In this section, I list my three greatest discoveries in the world of film.

Year in Review: Worst Films of 2012

2012 has come an end and so I take a look back at the cinematic year.

Year in Review: Best Film Scores of 2012

2012 has come to an end and so I take a look back at the cinematic year.

Year in Review: Best Films of 2012

2012 has drawn to an end and so I look back at the cinematic year.

Ang Lee’s Life of Pi takes audiences on a wondrous journey

The subjective message of a given film is the lifeblood of cinema, especially in this age of moodily complex Christopher Nolan blockbusters. Life of Pi however is the real deal.

An unwieldy but enjoyable odyssey unfolds in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Peter Jackson transports audiences back to the incredible world of Middle-earth in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

The Hunt examines the chilling consequences of a child’s lie

In Thomas Vinterburg’s agonising film The Hunt, a child’s lie, one intended without malice, is blown out of all proportion by the adults who interpret it.

End of Watch tries, and fails, to hide its cliches

Writer/director David Ayer applies the blues and twos once again in End of Watch, his latest police procedural following the likes of Dark Blue and Training Day (which he scripted and for which Denzel Washington won an Oscar).

Five Underrated Bond Songs

One of the most important aspects of any Bond movie is the opening song but several have been unfairly neglected.

Skyfall: 007 re-discovers his licence to thrill

The James Bond franchise may be 50 years old but it’s delivered one of its greatest entries in the form of Skyfall.

On the Road spins its wheels when it should be roaring ahead

Those fabled Roman Candles about which Jack Kerouac wrote so eloquently have faded into weak luminescence in the big-screen adaptation of his classic novel, On the Road.

Torbay Film Club screens The Italian on Tuesday 6th November

Torbay Film Club continue their new season with a screening of The Italian on Tuesday 6th of November at 7.30PM. The movie screens at Torquay Museum.

Sean Wilson

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