After six retrospectives I have elected to pick a director who for the first time does not hold a special place in my heart. That is not to say I have not enjoyed their films, in fact there are two films in her career that I absolutely adore. It is just that their films have … Continue reading Kathryn Bigelow Retrospective

When I was working at a cinema in 1999 a Magnolia trailer started playing over our television screens in the foyer on a regular basis. It caught my attention because the main bulk of it was a series of whip pans to characters who say their names direct to camera and otherwise it left the … Continue reading Paul Thomas Anderson Retrospective

Between March 8th and August 3rd something has been missing in my life. A place that has been my second home for just over two decades. A place I spent years working at. A place that I met my wife. A place that I have always felt relaxed and at home. A place that I … Continue reading The Return Of The Cinema

Christopher Nolan burst into my consciousness in October 2000 when I saw Memento at the cinema. I had made a thirty mile trip to the nearest cinema showing this film that I had read such amazing things about and was suitably impressed. Since then I have seen all of his films on cinema release and … Continue reading Christopher Nolan Retrospective

I was really pleased to have some reader requests on the subject of my next retrospective article. Firstly it meant that people are reading and enjoying them and secondly because they picked a director whose work I enjoy but whom I had not actually considered for one of these pieces before. Tarantino famously worked in … Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Retrospective

I discovered the Coen Brothers when I was approximately 16 years old. I say approximately because Fargo came out in 1996 when I was 15 and given its 18 certificate that meant I would have watched a VHS rental at some point the following year. Aside from the obvious fact that it was easier to … Continue reading The Coen Brothers Retrospective

I enjoyed writing my Ridley Scott Retrospective so much that I started thinking I could turn this into a series of articles about the directors I admire the most. So for my second article I have selected a director who I discovered when I was 17 around the time I began working at a cinema. … Continue reading Wes Anderson Retrospective