Still Alice

Even though the Oscars have come and gone, those of us in the UK are still catching up on the last of this years nominees.  The biggest of which comes in the form of Still Alice, which saw Julianne Moore capturing a gong for the first time, despite four previous nominations.  It’s a film that has taken on even more symbolic strength, following the death of Richard Glatzer, one of its directors.  Having passed away at the age of 63 from motor neurone disease, his final film will probably be his best remembered.

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The Shape of Cinema

2015 is shaping up to be the year of the blockbuster.  From Star Wars to Avengers right back round to Fast & Furious 7, cinema is set up to be big, brash and a whole lot of fun.  Yet some people aren’t on board with this.  Some people think that cinema is become homogenized, that super hero movies and Michael Bay now dominate the big screen and because of it we are losing all those special little films that not everyone sees, but those who do never forget.

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Whiplash

Whiplash

I can’t claim to know much about jazz.  In fact, I can barely claim to know anything about it.  While I have some fleeting knowledge of most musical genres, jazz continues to be a mystery to me.  I also doubt I’m alone in that.  Jazz isn’t a genre that gets much love in the here and now.  However, no one, and I mean no one, should allow that to stop them going to see Whiplash.

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