Women in film has become a huge talking point for film development in recent years, partially due to the #metoo movement that outed the abusive patriarchy in film seeing women given less power both in representation and finance. A lot of discussion on the internet (from men mostly) questioning whether there truly is a problem… Read More Women’s Voice In Film
Now we’re getting to the halfway point and already we have looked at some of the classic offerings that have stood the test of time. This period of films sees the Disney studios in a rut after the failure of The Black Cauldron and the emergence of what has become known as The Disney Renaissance.… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 26-30 Ranking
Sorry for the long break! I’ve been so busy that I haven’t found the time to write up my articles. However, I’m back and ready to carry on with my rankings. I’m sure you’re all dying to see the end result! Riding on the success of the Disney Renaissance, the studio finds itself in a… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 41-45 Ranking
This post looks at the film that continues the Disney legacy after his death. All of the films from now on are conceptualised and created without any input from Disney at all. We see a surge in humanised animals with some films pulling this off more successfully than others. This period was quite a dark… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 21-25 Ranking
Continuing with the Disney rankings, this post is all about the last bunch of films before Disney’s death in 1966 (The Aristocats was the last film he approved). A mix of legends and contemporaries, these films remain favourites and have been the subject of remakes in recent years due to their followings. This period of… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 16-20 Ranking
The next five films are a unique bunch in the Walt Disney animation collection. Created during World War II with a very limited budget, these films consist of segments inspired by music and incorporate live action in a bid to reduce animation costs. Admittedly, this makes these films difficult to rank because they are completely… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 6-10 Ranking
The Cornetto Trilogy consists of three films by writer/director Edgar Wright that are unconnected in plot but star Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the lead roles and stars a different flavour Cornetto at some point in the film. The trilogy began with horror Shaun of the Dead (2004) followed by action Hot Fuzz (2007)… Read More The Cornetto Trilogy
On hearing the news that icon Doris Day had died yesterday, my mind immediately went to some of her greatest roles like Calamity Jane (1953) and Pillow Talk (1959); however, I always found myself most affected by her brilliant performance as the mother looking for her kidnapped son in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew… Read More The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
For the next few blog posts, I will be ranking all of the Disney animated Classics from best to worst (in my opinion of course). I say worst really loosely because I honestly can’t think of a Disney animation that I truly hate . I will review 5 at a time before listing a ranking… Read More Disney Animated Classics: Numbers 1-5 Ranking
When it comes to discussing musicals, there will be a few that spring to the minds of many such as West Side Story and The Sound of Music. One of the best and most iconic musicals ever is the 1971 film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof. Following lovable milkman, Tevye (Topol) who lives in… Read More Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
