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FilmKnight

A place to discuss and appreciate all things films

I have been a fan of all types of films for many years and always wanted to make something of my love of films. As a film enthusiast and a Cheltenham International Film Festival coordinator, I am here to post my reviews, thoughts, likes, dislikes, lists and all interesting things related to films. 

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Last Tango in Paris (1972)

I recently watched Last Tango in Paris for the first time, after having a DVD copy for years which only had Portuguese subtitles, and...

Gilda (1946)

I had heard of Gilda through my love for Mulholland Drive (much more on this one another time) In the film, Laura Harring has lost her...

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Saturday (30/4) 13:00 ITV4 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) (also Monday 10:55) David Lean's 1957 best picture Oscar...

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

I had read and heard about this being a touchstone of French cinema, and musicals in general, so when I happened to find it in the...

REVIEW/ANALYSIS The Piano Teacher 2001

My review of another of Michael Haneke's Masterworks, with a reluctant score out of 10

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Sunday (24/4) 23:15 ITV4 Airplane! (1980) The story follows an outbreak of a virus on a flight which...

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Monday (18/4) 22:00 BBC2 Official Secrets (2019) Effective drama telling the tue story of Katharine Gun,...

REVIEW/ANALYSIS Life of Brian

The second Monty Python film equals and perhaps exceeds the first. My review and a score out of 10

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Wednesday (6/4) 21:00 BBC2 Stan & Ollie (2018) Affectionate biopic of the legendary prolific pairing of Stan...

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Tuesday (29/3) 23:50 Film4 Buried (2010) Ryan Reynolds stars as a US soldier serving in Iraq who awakes in a coffin-esque box,...

Forbidden Planet/Altered States

Selection options for the upcoming Sci-fi strand of the Eclectic Cinema programme

REVIEW/ANALYSIS Bicycle Thieves (1948)

My review, and rating out of 10, of one of the greatest all time classics of European Cinema

Ema (2019)

I was leant a copy of this Chilean film by a generous film community contact, i hadn't heard of it before and wasn't sure what to...

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Saturday (12/3) 21:00 Channel 4 Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) (also Tuesday 21:00 47) Tarantino's latest...

The General -Eclectic Cinema

As previously mentioned, I was looking forward to seeing Buster Keaton's The General (1926) after screening Chaplin's Modern Times as...

CIFF; Wars (2022)

Another film i have watched for the Cheltenham IFF programme selection. An overbearing army captain (is there any other kind) has a...

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8/3 23:15 BBC2 Phantom Thread (2017) Paul Thomas Anderson's beautiful Phantom Thread follows high fashion dress designer...

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