Monthly Archives: May 2014

MOOLAADE (2004)

Posted on May 20, 2014 by rinaross

I am overwhelmed by the amount of film work I would like to do and am struggling to keep up. I will  mention briefly here Ousmane Sembène’s Moolaadé to signpost it for myself for later consideration.  It is a film that cannot be … Continue reading →

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ADVANCED STYLE (2014): not a work of art.

Posted on May 13, 2014 by rinaross

Oh dear! what can I say ? In my last post I quoted Bazin about reviews: “Let us say that the ideal would be to be able to help efficiently those we like and to have little influence on the … Continue reading →

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AGEISM AND FILM REVIEWS

Posted on May 8, 2014 by rinaross

I am attending a course on Writing On Film at the Picturehouse Hackney. It is led by Barbara Knorpp and Allan Bairstow. The first session gave me the opportunity of looking at Andre Bazin again. In my youth I used to … Continue reading →

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THE PAST (2013)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by rinaross

I was asked to stand in for D.D. who usually presents a film at the Lexi for the U3A in Brent. These matinees are screened at 1.30 on the last Wednesday of the month and are open to all.  The … Continue reading →

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