Author: documentaryfestival

Alt-history is powerful when it doesn’t simply represent a macabre mirror to current circumstance, but rather, when it indulges in the rough and rotten underbelly of its own utopian vision. via Alt-History in Film: Nightmares We Can’t Afford — Film Daze

These days I read a far wider variety of genres and it’s my joy to share the reviews of these two contrasting books – I hope you enjoy the eclectic mix! “A Mother for His Twins” by Jill Weatherholt The past and present collide to create the perfect scenario for this superb and engrossing romantic […]… Continue reading From a Modern Romance to the Jazz Age: Two Book Reviews — Annika Perry’s Writing Blog

2020 marks the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, widely regarded as Scotland’s most iconic document; probably the first declaration in medieval Europe to promote the idea that people are above Kings, that a nation is its people and that any nation has the right to self determination. Written in 1320, its evocative sentiments […]… Continue reading Declaration – a letter of liberty — Wee Ginger Dug

Brad Pitt is such a good actor that he’s a subtle nod to himselves. via Shitty Movie Detail: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — Damnable Humbuggery

The fascinating history of 3D films 👓 via The fascinating history of 3D films 👓 — befarmed.wordpress.com

Some of us are addicted to history. We can’t help it. I was well on my way to a probably less than useful PhD in Modern European History when I decided to chuck it in favor of a perhaps slightly more useful life as a journalist. But events keep luring me back to the historical […]… Continue reading If History Asserts Itself, Hollywood And Its Film Academy Will Rise To The Coronavirus Fight — Deadline

Title – The True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) Director – Justin Kurzel (Assassin’s Creed) Cast – George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Charlie Hunnam, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Orlando Schwerdt Plot – The (un)true story of infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly (Mackay and Schwerdt) who terrorised the outback in a bloodthirsty period of […]… Continue reading Film Review – The True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) — Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys)

I’ve been shooting film for almost 5 years now and was very lucky to have a father that introduced me to film photography – one of the greatest lessons he’s taught me is the intertwining of photography basics and the spirit of science. To that end, I thought I’d share one of my favourite film… Continue reading My First Time with Rollei IR400 Infrared Film – By Maxwell Wagner — 35mmc

As you know by now I’m from Washington and I’m rather proud of our beautiful state. But right next door we have a wild and rugged neighbor, Idaho by name, that I have neglected on this blog. So I rummaged through my photos and thought I’d share a few from our travels there. I’ll start […]… Continue reading The Raw Beauty of Idaho — Cats and Trails and Garden Tales

I fell in love with film during an Economics lecture while sitting in the front row. It was 2015. The photographer was Japanese, Tsu-something, and I found his Flickr somewhere. He had beautiful friends in beautiful places. Film became a weird aesthetic obsession. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but I remembered, somewhere inside […]… Continue reading Longwinded 35mm — coolpeppermint