Author Archives: SMW
Matchbox Cineclub #5: Turkish Star Wars
Our May screening at The Old Hairdressers will be Çetin Inanç’s Turkish Star Wars (Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam, 1982). The screening takes place at 7pm on Thursday 21/05, upstairs in the gallery area of the bar. Back in 1982, big western movies didn’t get screened in … Continue reading
Define Irony: Destructive Heroes of the Movies
Hiding in plain sight, bolstered by swelling music, hugs and high-fives, sometimes the good guys are actually really, really not the good guys. Sure, they win in the end, but how bad do they make things before then? Continue reading
Jauja Programme Note for GFT
Jauja (Dir. Lisandro Alonso, 2014) is screening at GFT until Thursday 23rd April. My accompanying programme note will be available at screenings – the physical copy is a little edited for space (though not by me and I’m a little scared to … Continue reading
ZINE: Physical Impossibility #3: Copywrongs
The next issue of the Physical Impossibility zine is all about Copywrongs, and features writing and art inspired by films which have flaunted copyright in one way or another. Films like FW Murnau’s Nosferatu, which barely survived being wiped from history by … Continue reading
Matchbox Cineclub #3: Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Our March screening at The Old Hairdressers will be William Klein’s Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo?, 1966). The screening takes place at 7pm on Thursday 19/03, upstairs in the gallery area of the bar. Klein’s rarely-seen film has been … Continue reading
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