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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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The Battle of the River Plate 1956

As I often do, I bought this dvd when I saw the directors. I am familiar with Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell's films mainly from...

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Wednesday (21/9)   23:35   Film4 12 Years a Slave (2013) True story Best Picture winner adapted from the memoir of Solomon Northup, a...

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Saturday (10/9)      13:10   BBC2 The 39 Steps (1935) The most celebrated British director Alfred Hitchcock was arguably still honing his...

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999

I had heard of Jim Jarmusch as being something of an interesting auteur, this served as my introduction to him. I dont know if it is one...

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Sunday (3/9) 18:45    Great Movies The Impossible (2012)  (also Tuesday 21:00) J.A. Bayona's (The Orphanage, A Monster Calls) uplifting...

Eclectic Cinema - Alien 1979

Cheltenham's Eclectic cinema programme will be resuming soon at the Playhouse, and after much programming deliberation, coming soon will...

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Saturday (27/8)   21:05    Talking Pictures The Pianist (2002) An intellectual family of Polish Jews come under the evil Nazi regime...

A Tale of two Sisters 2003

I had not heard of this when I came across the dvd in a charity shop recently, but I saw it is part of the Tartan Asia Extreme...

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Friday (26/8)       01:25   Great Movies  The Road (2009) John Hillcoat (Lawless, The Proposition) directs this gloomy post apocalyptic...

Motherless Brooklyn 2019

At the weekend I rewatched Motherless Brooklyn, a good old fashioned P.I. noir mystery, written, directed, produced by and starring...

13 Assassins (2010) and Influences

Certain events in film history become cultural touchstones of genres. Not necessarily because they are the first of their type, but...

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Thursday (17/8)      00:45   Film4 Raging Bull (1980) A genuine classic and undeniably great, considered by many as the greatest work...

The Great Wall 2016

Last night's film was The Great Wall, this may have seemed like a good idea at the time. A good director with a strong history, Chinese...

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Review/analysis of the wonderful Glengarry Glen Ross

Great films under 90 minutes: Part Two

As a continuation of my original list, here is another short list of great films that make the most of their meagre sub-90 minute...

The Tenant 1976

I am a fan of Roman Polnaski's films. Chinatown is sublime, and firmly in my top 10. Rosemary's Baby is superb and certainly in my top 10...

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Monday (1/8)        21:00    5 Star                   Inglourious Basterds (2009) Quentin Tarantino's unsubtle, marmite style may not be...

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

I had read about this before as being a highlight of French New Wave, which I am trying to familiarise myself with, and loving so far. We...

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Sunday (24/7)            22:30   BBC1 The Mule (2018) Legendary actor come filmmaker Clint Eastwood continues his late career flourish of...

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