Les Vacances de M. Hulot (1953)

In my self set task to cover each major aspect of French cinema, it now falls upon the work of Jacques Tati to come into the spotlight. Of his body of work his films concerning the creation of Monsieur Hulot are the best known, and it is with the first of the M.Hulot films that … Read more

The Thing (1982)

This months piece in conjunction with The Cineastes is on John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, so with that in mind I decided that now was as good as any to finally get around to watching The Thing, the film which many would lay claim to being the definitive John Carpenter/Kurt Russell collaboration. And … Read more

35 Shots of Rum (2008)

It is difficult to refrain from the use of hyperbole when a film the likes of 35 Shots of Rum comes along. Having taken in a screening of a genuinely great piece of cinema, I will attempt to keep the gushing to a minimum. Put briefly, 35 Shots of Rum is an absolute marvel. It’s the … Read more

Brüno (2009)

Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest creation might just be his most downright offensive. Not that thats a particularly bad thing, especially where comedy is concerned, and to be fair to the character, the flaws that he exposes in the people around him usually outshine anything that he actually does himself. Directed by Borat and Curb Your … Read more

Miami Vice (2006)

Seeing Michael Mann’s ”revisioning” of the fondly remembered television show from the 1980′s for the first time on the small screen proved to be a mixed affair. I found the film to be a great blockbuster-type upon first seeing it theatrically, with the same stylistic approach that Mann utilised to great effect on Collateral being … Read more

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

The second contemporary release in Eureka’s Masters of Cinema line, Tokyo Sonata, from noted Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa proved to be yet another wonderful surprise from the noted company. In fact, I would even go as far as to claim that this year the MoC line has far outclassed its American counterparts The Criterion Collection, … Read more

The HopeLiesList – July 2009

Welcome to July’s update of the list. It’s been a fairly quiet month, hampered by illness and whatnot, but I like to think of it as “the calm before the storm” so to speak. The month of July is alreadt shaping up to be rather great, with plenty of gallic themed films in celebration of … Read more

Developments a’plenty.

Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second looks set to enter a new era, as my life becomes more and more pre-occupied with my Masters Degree. Of course the very nature of the site dictates that it will be heavily involved with the progression of my studies, and will actually develop and grow as a … Read more

First screening of two before assessment.