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Is acting an art? First we must define what we mean by art. In his book What Is Art?, Leo Tolstoy conceptualises it as when the artist, in their own unique way, gives expression to a feeling they have experienced, infecting others with it so that...
Read MoreDavid Mamet's writings on acting, film and theatre are always hugely insightful, and, more crucially, very practical. I extrapolated some key phrases containing technique and philosophy...
Read MoreIsabelle Huppert, Michael Redgrave, Charles Laughton, Charlie Chaplin and Michel Piccoli - insight here from five of the greatest actors, each with a mighty body of work, and who reached [and continue to reach] a level of craft one can only aspire to. These quotes...
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Read MoreDistracted + live Q&A, The Attic at Hackney Picturehouse Sunday 07 April 2019 5.30pm, tickets £8. Distracted (UK, 2018, 57 mins) A bored detective has no interest in solving the murder he has been assigned to, preferring to drink scotch and read novels. His new partner, however, is...
Read More"Find what you love and do it as well as you can" On Michael Caine's wonderful new book, Blowing The Bloody Doors Off And Other Lessons In Life. I listened to the audiobook which has the added bonus of being narrated by Michael Caine himself. His warm,...
Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm To Be Or Not To Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942). Nominated by @DancerOnFilm and @lintlvieno. Buster Keaton, Spite Marriage (Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton, 1929). Life Of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979). Jack Lemmon - Irma La Douce (Billy Wilder, 1963). Thanks to @kteltowers for this. MARX BROTHERS DOUBLE BILL A...
Read MoreDelighted that a brand new cut of my 2013 feature film, Noirish Project, is almost ready. Join the newsletter and stay updated Bleak, melancholy, neorealist feature film masquerading as film noir. A couple of low-lifes try to make some quick cash but end up just waiting around. Noirish...
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