Tag: film
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I think I was working at my old university’s student union or something (University of Manchester), except it was in Scotland. We were hosting a dinner with JD Vance and students and had promoted it, but not done anything to prepare for it. My brain kept mixing up Vance with (I think) Dan Snow, who…
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I went to see two films. The first one was black and white and entirely set in the confines of a New Orleans barber shop. It was about a black kid who was struggling to make ends meet and afford a saxophone. The second was a full colour film about a white couple who got…
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The teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII is out and it is causing much excitement, ridicule and exasperation at all the excitement and ridicule (delete as applicable): One of the things that has got a lot of people buzzing is the presence of stormtroopers, albeit Apple circa 2001 stormtroopers. Wasn’t the Empire destroyed at…
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My initial shock of discovering that George Lucas has sold Lucasfilm to Disney has given way to contemplation about what a post-Lucas Star Wars universe might look like. For many people this is bad news; it simply means more bad films cashing in on the goodwill of a dwindling generation of fans who are destined…
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Let me begin by saying that, on balance, I quite liked the Dark Knight Rises. Overall, I think it stands up and has something interesting to say. I don’t agree with its politics (which are not that coherent in any case as I will explore), but you have to be fairly insecure in your views…