by itchysilk | Sep 10, 2019 | ITCHYSILKLIVE
Films like, Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994) helped propel film-maker Quentin Tarantino into the higher echelons of filmmakers. He brought something that at the time was refreshing as he accosted our senses visually, audibly and of course emotionally. In...
by itchysilk | May 27, 2019 | ITCHYSILKLIVE
In this #intothecuttingroom Lorna May discusses the film Dolor y Gloria (2019) by the renowned director Pedro Almodóvar. In her usual inimitable style she dissects this drama whihc evidently saw Antonio Banderas win best actor at the Cannes Film Festival....
by itchysilk | Nov 13, 2018 | THE ITCH
Today we are judged by our quota of happiness. We are meant to be in a perpetual state of happiness. Melancholy is perceived as a negative and so people seek happiness. But it is a happiness of illusion. It is ironically in this pursuit of an eternal happiness that we...
by itchysilk | Oct 26, 2018 | Scratch
In this piece for our section #scratch, #itchysilk writer Lorna May considers the latest bit of promotional genius from Banksy. In his work Girl With Ballon, he raised that ironic dichotomy of destruction and creation- creation and destruction. xxxx As You Always Hurt...
by itchysilk | Aug 14, 2018 | ITCHYSILKLIVE
In the first of a new section we call #IntoTheCuttingRoom, our equally new #itchysilk writer Lorna May looks at the film 8½ by the revered filmaker Federico Fellini. In many ways it is difficult to highlight a film that stands out in the vast array of work by the...
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