Tag: Ida

No, Birdman isn’t about Hollywood

Filed in Arts by on February 23, 2015 2 Comments
No, Birdman isn’t about Hollywood

I read a snarky comment in the Evening Standard this afternoon suggesting that Birdman’s triumph at the Oscars was another example of Hollywood’s pitiful self-regard: the industry patting itself on the back, ignoring all those important […]

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Ida: beauty in black and white

Filed in Arts by on October 11, 2014 5 Comments
Ida: beauty in black and white

[Warning: minor plot-spoilers in my text; but major plot-spoilers in the trailer above!] If the Polish film Ida does not win an Oscar for best cinematography at next year’s awards then I will eat my […]

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