A Few Words On Scripting Silence
We find ourselves in the unusual position of having a “silent” film potentially winning the Academy Award for best screenplay in the next couple of days. While those of us that know better wouldn’t normally bat an eyelid at such an occurrence, it’s interesting to see the mainstream media and general public reaction to the … Read more
Truffaut at 80
Today marks what would have been the 80th birthday of François Truffaut, had the filmmaker not passed away in 1984. Truffaut’s influence, both on the cinema, and on Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second is genuinely immeasurable, with his article “A Certain Tendency Of The French Cinema” the benchmark text and call to arms for … Read more
R.I.P Mobile View
Just a quick note to those of you viewing the site on a mobile platform. After much deliberation we have decided to switch off the mobile view option for Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second. For those of you on an iPhone, Apple have introduced Reader to iOS Safari, which is a far better … Read more
Introducing “PARTS”
In anticipation of the upcoming release of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In Hope Lies at 24 Frames Presents an in-depth look at the Body-Horror genre. The tale of a plastic surgeon who molds a young woman in to an indestructible entity, The Skin I Live In follows in the great tradition of a … Read more
Coming Up For Air
After a couple of weeks of technical disruption and holidaying Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second ought to return to normal next week. Expect belated analysis of Super 8 and The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes from yours truly, the latter of which has spurned what will hopefully be an interesting and … Read more
Haters Gonna Hate. Transformers 3 & Me…
Yesterday morning I saw Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. Then I wrote about. Then the death threat arrived. At the request of a number of interested parties I thought I’d collate some of the unusual activity that has occurred over at Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second over the last 24 hours. The “death threat”, … Read more
Peter Falk RIP
This scene from Elaine May’s Mikey & Nicky perfectly captures the way Hope Lies is feeling right now. The tears and laughter flows in equal measure. Perfect.
An Update On Kubrick
Later this month Hope Lies at 24 Frames will be celebrating the career and work of Stanley Kubrick, with a cross-site examination of the filmmakers oeuvre. In the 46 years that passed between Fear And Desire and Eyes Wide Shut the filmmaker left an unquestionable mark over the cinema, and with the help of the wider … Read more
Not In The English Language #9 – Muriel, ou le temps d’un retour
This weeks Not In The English Language article for HeyUGuys is on Alain Resnais’ Muriel, ou le temps d’un retour. While never reaching the highs of its counterparts within Resnais’ oeuvre, Muriel is one of the French filmmakers most interesting works. A link will be available here as soon as the piece goes live.
The Sheffield Film Circle
Alongside our contemporaries in and around the Sheffield region, Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second are proud to announce that The Sheffield Film Circle officially launched late this week. A hub promoting the development of film awareness and appreciation within the city, The Sheffield Film Circle already has a number of events in the … Read more
