As editor-in-chief of Far Out Magazine, I’m pleased to announce that we have teamed up with the British Film Institute (BFI) to acts as the official media partner for the forthcoming season focusing on the work of Wong Kar-wai. Source: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/far-out-bfi-media-partnership-wong-kar-wai-season/ … [Read more...]
Steven Spielberg explains why cinema will never die: “Audiences will go back”
With a weight of experience behind him, Spielberg has written a feature for Empire, detailing why he believes that the world of cinema will bounce back after the devastating effects of the current coronavirus pandemic. “In the current health crisis, where movie theatres are shuttered or attendance is drastically limited because of the global … [Read more...]
A poetic saga of desire and denial: Brokeback Mountain’s impact on cinema
Typecasting Brokeback Mountain as a “gay cowboy movie” is brutal and unjust to the sheer beauty and vulnerability of the film, as well as the dance of denial and subsequent loss. Ang Lee, who had once considered retirement, was brought back with a bang in his true element by this film which also won him his first Academy Award for ‘Best Director’ … [Read more...]
Jean-Luc Godard releases 60th-anniversary box-set edition of ‘Breathless’
Studio Canal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and as a 4K UHD Limited Collector’s Edition with 12” vinyl original soundtrack by Martial Solal. On top of that, the package will include a 40-page booklet, poster and art cards to mark the 60th anniversary of the … [Read more...]
Quentin Tarantino created a list of his 20 favourite spaghetti western films
Quentin Tarantino, a man who heavily represents modern independent filmmaking, has always openly discussed his admiration for the greats that have gone before him. Tarantino, who is heavily influenced by the legacy founded by spaghetti western films, once said: “I’ve always said that Pulp Fiction was a modern-day spaghetti western” in reference … [Read more...]
