Filmreel Forward 19 December 2014 Filmreel’s preview of 2015 is unashamedly mainstream-flavoured, some will be relieved to hear. Others will find this to be in direct…
Filmreel The Gyllenhaal Paradigm 14 July 2014 The landscape of Film remains sketchy and it's entirely our fault. Dotted with the odd landmark that a few individuals managed to leave…
Filmreel THE MATTER OF HYPE, VOL II. 12 May 2014 There’s one thing someone should’ve said to Lars Von Trier, and not just before he made his latest film, Nymphomaniac. This should’ve been…
Filmreel OUR 2014 PREVIEW. 15 December 2013 One way of looking at 2014 is to acknowledge it as yet another year of ongoing transition in film. This process occurs in direct parallel…
Filmreel Migrations. 15 July 2013 The exodus began with the freest of them all. Those who can genuinely escape themselves via their craft and ability to convince through…
Filmreel DOC/FEST 2013, PART 1 / WALTER MURCH. 13 June 2013 The facts after-the-fact: International and UK delegate attendance at the 20th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest rose by 18%, breaking all…
Filmreel Doc/Fest 2013 Previews. 20 May 2013 Doc/Fest is upon us once more, and this year is set to be one of the most remarkable in the history of this conglomeration of distant…
Filmreel Entitlement II. 16 August 2012 Previously on Filmreel: The unacknowledged need to set boundaries and parameters for the artistic expression of others was placed under my…
Filmreel Unexpected Turns. 19 July 2012 The stretch limo appears to glide as it roams through crowded avenues. Something which is emphasised by the best stylised rear and side…
Filmreel Looking back at Doc/Fest 2012. 14 June 2012 To be perfectly honest, documentaries are still a source of discomfort to me - a sort of lifelong ambivalence which remains practically…
Filmreel The Slow Demise of the Regional. 28 March 2012 In my filmmaking practice, I always have a lot more questions than I have answers - something I regard as a positive trait. This is not to…
Filmreel Entitlement. 29 December 2011 This month's Filmreel addresses, once more, a rather subjective concept. It took me some time to 'sell the theme' to our very open-minded…
Filmreel (In)voluntary Circumcisions. 15 November 2011 This is where I stand on the subject of censorship: every single aspect of the human condition - no matter how dark, difficult or…
Filmreel Film Architectures. 15 October 2011 The second stage of structuring the narrative of a film is to build upon and around the psychological foundations of each scene. I realise…
Filmreel Taglines. 13 September 2011 No art form has associated itself more with the notion of entertainment than film. Tragic, isn't it? But let's not worry about the…
Filmreel On a Misty Island. 13 August 2011 The reassuring view from above - which introduces the island as an orderly, quaint paradise - gives way to the helicopter descent to the…
Filmreel Spliced Memories - Part 2. 17 June 2011 ...And here's the second round of our insider's view of the art of film editing. Having delivered the image article in the last issue, we…
Filmreel Spliced Memories Part 1. 17 May 2011 This month's Filmreel focuses on the art of film editing. Entire books have been successfully (and comprehensively) written about the…
Filmreel My pick of the fest. 1 May 2011 With considerable regret, I was only able to attend a handful of screenings at this year's Sheffield Doc/Fest. Nevertheless, I would like…