20 Tuesday Dec 2016
Posted in Film, Television
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American Honey, Andrea Arnold, Barbara Loden, Caroline Aherne, Casablanca, Hayley Squires, I Daniel Blake, Jean Alexander, Ken Loach, Madeleine LeBeau, Natalie Wood, Wanda
My favourite films this year were homegrown, showcasing what British cinema does best – not plummy period pieces, half-baked gangster flicks or corny rom-coms, but cutting-edge dramas with true grit. Continue reading
20 Sunday Nov 2011
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Fiction, Film
Wuthering Heights – the classic novel by Emily Brontё, published in 1848 – was first filmed by William Wyler in the sunny hills of California nearly a century later. The French-born actress, Juliet Binoche, starred in a 1992 remake. There have been several TV adaptations, and non-English versions from Luis Bunuel and Jacques Rivette. Continue reading
