When word reaches Jackie O’Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O’Sullivan (David Kelly), two elderly best friends, that someone in their tiny Irish village of 52 people in Tulaigh Mhór (Tullymore) has won the Irish National Lottery’s Lotto game, they, along with Jackie’s wife Annie (Fionnula Flanagan), go to great lengths to find the winner so […]
Archives for October 2018
The Honorable Woman: The Series
While Nessa Stein (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and her brother Ephra (Andrew Buchan) appear philanthropic on the surface, using their wealth to foster better relationships between the Israelis and the Palestinians – they are also involved in underhand schemes, none of which are overtly revealed in the opening episodes. Instead director/writer Hugo Blick uses a montage technique […]
Critical Visions in Film Theory
Critical Visions in Film Theory is a new book for a new generation, embracing groundbreaking approaches in the field without ignoring the history of classical film theory. The study of film theory has changed dramatically over the past 30 years with innovative ways of looking at classic debates in areas like film form, genre, and […]