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Behind The Scenes: Pablo Larraín & Natalie Portman On The Set Of JACKIE

Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín’s Jackie is framed around the widow’s interview with a journalist and it’s through this device which we get to see her begin to build the legend of JFK and Camelot (fascinating in itself). Told in a [...]

September 6, 2021

Review: Pablo Larrain’s EMA Is Strong And Unpredictable

Chilean director Pablo Larrain follows-up 2016’s Natalie Portman starrer Jackie with Ema, another powerful drama about a woman over-coming loss and persevering after discovering her inner strength. Dancer Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo) and her [...]

April 23, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Alejandro Landes’ MONOS Is A Perfect Piece Of Cinema

Director Alejandro Landes’ Monos is a rich and textured drama – it’s the type of film which captures everyone who sees under its spell . Landes’ film has been compared to Lord Of The Flies and Apocalypse Now and it’s a [...]

February 18, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Natalie Portman Brings A Respectful Gravitas To JACKIE

Natalie Portman brings a respectful gravitas to her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie. Pablo Larraín’s drama follows Jackie in the days after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy in Dallas on 22 November, 1963. This is a [...]

June 15, 2017

Oscars 2017: The Winners At The 89th Academy Awards – And That Big Mix-Up!

It’s highly likely the 89th Academy Awards wouldn’t have been particularly memorable it hadn’t been for the major mix-up with the climatic announcement for Best Picture. However, somehow the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

February 27, 2017