NINE
The story of Nine is loosely based on Federico Fellini’s (masterpiece) movie ‘8 ½’, which itself is even more loosely based on Snr. Fellini’s own life. At middle age, the Italian filmmaker found himself with a bad case of writer’s block, and whilst the words wouldn’t come, a lot of memories about the women he … Continue reading
NO IMPACT MAN
Writer Colin Beavon persuaded (bullied even?) his family into forsaking many of the conveniences of modern life in their small Manhattan apartment to minimize their use of carbon-based fuels. The experiment lasted a whole year, which seemed to start badly for Michelle Conlon his wife who appeared to reluctantly participate but did so purely as … Continue reading
NOBODY ELSE BUT YOU
Being a big-city boy I always think that any movie set in the midst of desolate windswept landscape must be in the middle of nowhere. This one is literally. The body in this murder mystery is found in a small stretch of ‘No Mans Land’ between the borders of Switzerland and France. The nearest small … Continue reading
Nocturnal Animals
Ex fashion guru Tom Ford may start his new movie in the vacuous and pretentious wealthy L.A. art world where everyone is obsessed with appearances, but the other two strands of this multi-layered story take them, and us way out of our comfort zone. After her latest rather outrageous Opening featuring obese naked middle-aged female … Continue reading
NORA’S WILL
José divorced Nora his wife years ago, but he still lives in an apartment building right across from her in Mexico City. One day, he arrives at Nora’s apartment with frozen meat packages that the deliveryman had been instructed to drop off at his place as Nora was out. Jose discovers that she is actually … Continue reading