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Nowhere is Home – a Film about Dexys
‘Compromise is the devil talking’ The pathway of pop has always been littered with the remnants of compromise. In this, the music industry can conceivably claim to rival even the perpetually...
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Hollywood South: Diane Ladd in Conversation
‘Please, do have some coffee,’ Diane Ladd says, nudging the tray on the glass-top table in front of us towards me. ‘I’ve already had a bunch this morning, but please -‘ She waves her hands over the...
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Edgar Allan Poe: Getty and Debussy at Welsh National Opera
Usher House Music and text by Gordon Getty Cast: Jason Bridges / Benjamin Bevan / Kevin Short / Anna Gorbachyova / Joanna Jeffries La chute de la maison Usher Music by Claude Debussy Text by Claude...
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The Birth of a Nation: DW Griffith’s Distortion of History and Its Legacy
There is very little to recommend Peter Bogdanovich’s muddled comedy-drama Nickelodeon (1976) except for a late scene in which Leo Harrigan, a silent-era film-maker played by Ryan O’Neal, attends the...
View ArticleFive Films in the Life of Stanley Baker: An Appreciation
This essay is an unabashed corrective to my damning critique of Zulu (1964), which was published last year in the Wales Arts Review as part of its ‘Wales on Film’ series. It is not that I wish to...
View ArticleDear Scotland. . . the Lasting Effect of Local Hero
More than 30 years since it was made, fan Jasper Rees writes about the enduring legacy of Local Hero, and talks to director Bill Forsyth. One year ago Donald Trump’s plan to plant a golfing resort...
View ArticlePride
Director: Matthew Warchus Writer: Stephen Beresford Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West Pride is based on a true story, little known until now, about a group of lesbian and gay...
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Film Fest Cymru 2014
It’s My Shout Productions 11-14th October, 2014 St. David’s Hotel and Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Reviewers: Peter Gaskell and Julie Bainbridge It’s My Shout Productions was originally...
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Halloween Special: Sound Affairs’ The Fall of the House of Usher
Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Oct 23 2014 Sound Affairs presents: The Fall of the House of Usher Silent film directed by Jean Epstein 1928 New music score composed by Charlie...
View ArticleHalloween Special Podcast: Talking Film
In the first ever Wales Arts Review podcast, Gary Raymond and Gray Taylor select 13 alternative horror movies for the perfect Halloween night in. Banner illustration by Dean Lewis
View ArticleThe Portrait: In Conversation with BAFTA Cymru winners, Chris Forster and Rob...
Director Chris Forster and composer Dr Rob Smith have worked together on a series of successful short films. The latest collaboration, The Portrait, starring Joss Ackland and Juliet Stevenson, was...
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