Tom Jolliffe looks at the controversy surrounding the new BBC sitcom, Chinese Burn… This week saw the release of a new BBC Sitcom to the now online only channel, BBC3 (showing on iPlayer now). The show in question is Chinese Burn. Written by and starring Yennis Cheung and Shin-Fei Chen, the idea of the piece […]
Short Film Review – Idira
Idira, 2017. Written and Directed by Leila Bartell. Starring Cheryl Whitney, Pinakin I. Barot, and Daniel Ryves. At Flickering Myth we’ve never been averse to showcasing new talent and often of course, fledgling film-makers cut their teeth in short films. Last week at the Curzon in Victoria, a new short was premièred, called Idira. Written […]
Failing On The Basics: Why You Can’t Fix a Film Which Never Had the Right Foundations
Tom Jolliffe on why trying to salvage a film in post production is pointless if you never had the basics right in the first place… So Justice League came out. I’d say too much fanfare but whilst there was undoubtedly excitement, and whilst it has inevitably made a lot of money already (not as much […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: The Audio/Visual depiction of mental breakdown
In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at the audio and visual tools a film-maker can effectively use to portray a characters descent into madness… In previous film classes (which I should say are merely showcases for films that excel in whatever subject springs to my mind before writing) I’ve […]
Has Film Declined In The 21st Century?
Tom Jolliffe on whether standards in film have dropped this century… I’ve made passing reference to it before, but the tail end of the year always brings time for reflection, and I’ve often bemoaned the decline in important cinema being made in recent years. This is the stuff of miserable old git conversations in the […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: Taking time to immerse your audience
In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at immersing the audience… In the ever changing landscape of film, it seems in the modern age of digital film-making, modern editing programmes with limitless options and changing temperament (seemingly) with film audiences, that we’ve seen an inherent shift from film-makers devoting time […]
Getting Naked Again: Revisiting Mike Leigh’s Naked
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Mike Leigh’s 1993 film, Naked… The other day I attended a special screening at The Prince Charles Cinema in London. It was part of a specially curated selection of films (from NFTS) devoted to the vile and unlikeable. The first film of the series was Mike Leigh’s 1993 […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: How To Do An Ensemble Film
In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at how to pull off an ensemble film… The art in pulling off the ensemble film. It’s a tricking balance. In the vast majority of cinema you may be limited to one or two clearly defined protagonists with a cast of supporting artists. […]
Making the Simple Great: The Power of a Top Director
Tom Jolliffe on the power of a top director… We’ve all seen great directors deliver complex films, perhaps sprawling with ideas and scope. Perhaps an engrossing retelling of an event in history. A director like Christopher Nolan has spent almost his entire career on weaving complex and intricately stranded high concept films. It takes a […]
Musician to Movie Star: In the Footsteps of Elvis
With the recent 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis, here is a look at those music stars who made a transition to film. Some were more successful than others. Some made a fleeting crossover and some are best forgotten as far as their film careers went… In terms of the King, Elvis has an […]
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