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Whose Stanley Kubrick? – 20th Anniversary Essay

March 7, 2019

Stanley Kubrick has been gone for 20 years, and yet his image remains as enigmatic as ever. Robert JE Simpson explores its layers. … More Whose Stanley Kubrick? – 20th Anniversary Essay

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Brand new #cinepunkedpodcast available now, via all good podcast networks. Join Robert, Rachael and Ben as they explore #OrsonWelles' 1947 film #TheLadyFromShanghai - what is #filmnoir? Did Welles really make the film to ruin #RitaHayworth's image? Is Welles an #auteur? And more... Available via podbean, Spotify, iTunes, whooshkaa and more. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=601254 #filmhistory #podcast #northernireland #stayathome #filmcriticism #analysis #discussion #hollywoodcinema

Wishing #moms everywhere a #HappyMothersDay! Cinematic mothers are seldom more iconic than #NormanBates' #mum in Hitchcock's #Psycho - a woman whose presence is felt throughout the film only for... Well, we don't want to spoil the reveal if you've never seen it. The mother/son relationship was explored more fully in A&E's TV series #BatesMotel (2013-2017). #FreddieHighmore plays the young Norman, while #VeraFarmiga is captivating as his mother #NormaBates. The show is heavily influenced by Hitchcock's original adaptation of #RobertBloch's novel yet steers it into many thrilling new directions. There's no denying the #love Norman has for Norma... Pic shows Farmiga and Highmore in a publicity shot for the series. #UniversalTelevision #horror #iconic #remake #adaptation #motheringsunday

The hugely influential #films #TheCabinetofDrCaligari turns 100 this week. #ConradVeidt plays Cesare, a #somnambulist, who is being used by a mad scientist to commit murder. Regarded by many as the pinnacle of the #germanexpressionist movement, it's stylings were drawn upon by #filmnoir and #horror genre filmmakers. Released just as restrictions on German films were being lifted following WW1, #Caligari was able to find a significant international audience and remains essential viewing. Completed in January 1920, Caligari was premiered at the Marmorhaus Theatre, Berlin, on 26 February 1920 Das Cabinet Der Dr Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920) #robertwiene #germanexpressionism #cinema #silentfilm #silentcinema #dreamscape #nightmare #thriller

British born actor and producer Michael Medwin has died at the age of 96. Born in London in 1923, Medwin's long career saw him hit stage and screen, both small and large, with a particular penchant for comedy. One of the stars of TV's The Army Game, Shoestring and sitcom Colin's Sandwich, Medwin was instantly recognisable, filling the screen with warmth. Alongside the late Albert Finney he set up the company Memorial Enterprises and diversified into the role of producer. As producer he was responsible for the Lindsay Anderson classics If... O Lucky Man! and Horror Hospital. His career saw him take roles in Bond films, Chaplin's Countess from Hong Kong and a number of early Hammer films. I interviewed him some years ago about his work on those early Hammer pictures and recall asking him about whether the experiences on low-budget economic films influenced his own approach as a producer. Not at all it seems... - Robert The Steel Bayonet (Michael Carreras, 1957) Michael Hugh Medwin. 18 July 1923 - 26 February 2020 #portrait #actor #producer #michaelmedwin #hammerfilms #monochrome #blackandwhite

On this day in history... 22 February 1992 and a bizarre meeting of icons. British #comedy #actor #BennyHill is in the Royal Brompton Heart and Lung #hospital in Chelsea recovering following a heart attack, when fan, sometime actor and #singer @michaeljackson pops in to see him. MJ is apparently a huge Hill fan, with a room full of videotapes of the British performer at his Neverland home. They spend nearly an hour together and even talk of Hill guesting in one of MJ's music videos. Hill would be dead just two months later on 18 April 1992. Controversy surrounded both men, Hill's comedy was viewed as increasingly misogynistic and outdated in the 80s and 90s, leaving Hill in a depressed state. MJ's troubles are best left for another thread. We'll be touching on Hill in a couple of our forthcoming live events - in A Comedy of Madness at the @museum_of_comedy in London on 1 March (with @robertwrossesq @robertjesimpson and @itstonyslattery), and our soon to be announced @belfastfilmfestival show. Keep your eyes on www.cinepunked.com for details. Timeline taken from Benny Hill, Merry Master of Mirth: The Complete Companion by Robert Ross (BT Batsford, 1999). Photo: unknown photographer #comedy #michaeljackson #filmhistory #acomedyofmadness #mensmentalhealth

Now on release, the latest @cinepunkedfilm #podcast. And its our first ever silent cinema pod. Join Robert J.E. Simpson R.B. Kelly and Ben Simpson as they mark the centenary of @charliechaplinofficial's feature film directorial debut The Kid. Available to stream/download/subscribe via your fav podcast providers. Or here: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=578821 Pictured: Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in a publicity still for The Kid (Charlie Chaplin, 1921) #film #charliechaplin #jackiecoogan #cinema #slapstick #comedy #silentfilm #hollywoodcinema #poverty #director

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