Paris. Im going there. Now.
Today begins my annual vacation, an activity which leads me to Paris. As such Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second will be going into hibernation for ten days or so. Alas do not fear, for when I return it will be bigger and more powerful than you or I can ever imagine! The sheer … Read more
Antichrist (2009)
Before I begin, I would like to apologise for the tardiness of this post. The thing is, Antichrist is the kind of film that you really need to sit on for a while before offering up your opinion on it. Any reactionary thoughts would have simply pandered to the initial intention of the scandalistic nature … Read more
Don’t Look Now (1973)
Nicholas Roeg, the innovative filmmaker who practically invented MTV style editing with his debut film Performance turned to the genre of horror for Don’t Look Now, his third feature. The film straddles a similar line between horror and haute drama to that of the likes of The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby, yet has a European … Read more
Moon (2009)
A startling science-fiction film from a young British talent is hardly the regular fare of an average “saturday night at the movies”, but in Moon that is exactly what we had last night. The story of Sam Bell (an Oscar nomination worthy Sam Rockwell), the lone worker at a mining colony on the moon, Moon … Read more
EM-OWE-OWE-EN spells great.
Probably tomorrow.
Mon Oncle (1958)
My second Jacques Tati proved to be a wonderful experience. Admittedly expecting little more than “more of the same” as the previous M.Hulot film, Les Vacances De M.Hulot, my predictions not only proved to be wrong, but the film was all the better for it. Mon Oncle is the second of the four M.Hulot films, … Read more
Introducing seasons. A new page. Above.
I’ve just created a new page cataloguing the different seasons that have been covered on Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second. For the most part these are ongoing projects, with the second Tati film due tonight, but I thought it would make a nice little feature. Films and indeed seasons will be added to … Read more
Of lesser interest [one]
Welcome to a brand new feature on Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second, whereby I outline the “lesser” happenings in the world of my viewing habits. Late at night I tend to start watching films that I never finish, and so this will be the occasional article where such fare appear. Films already covered … Read more
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
What follows is the third in an ongoing series of essays produced in conjunction with The Cineastes. Big Trouble in Little China charts the adventures of truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) and his inadvertent quest to save his beloved truck and quasi-sweetheart Gracie (a post-Porkys, pre-Sex and the City Kim Cattrall) after they are … Read more
