Our friends at Grolsch Film Works have a website where you can find out what they’ve been up to and read/watch interesting stuff about films. Every week we'll be plucking the highlights. This is that.
Few fashion trends have riled people up more than the bob. That androgynous, ear-level length blunt cut stuck a middle finger up to strict Victorian and Edwardian social mores, making (marcel) waves across 1920s society at the time. Popularised by silver screen actresses like Louise Brooks and Colleen Moore, the bob still crops up (groan) in films as varied as those of Gregg Araki, Luc Besson and Quentin Tarantino.READ FULL STORY
Perhaps more widely known as an actor in French and international movies (Amélie, The Fifth Element), Mathieu Kassovitz has also forged a side career as a director. In 1995 he made the instant-classicLa Haine, his second feature, followed by a string of poorly received but occasional box office successes. In 2007, he met a creative disaster with Babylon A.D., a sci-fi actioner starring… Vin Diesel.
We sat down with Kassovitz to talk about his career to date, including his latest directorial effort, the well-received political thriller Rebellion.READ FULL STORY
Ever dream of being chased or having your teeth fall out with painless and effortless ease? I sometimes dream of these things, as well other classic scenarios like winning a load of money, feeling like I’m running in gloop or trying to punch someone only to feel my hand move in slow motion until the moment of impact is a tender stroke rather than a powerful strike.
The power of film is that it can vividly bring to life the often abstract and inexplicable images and sounds we encounter while we sleep. From joy to pain and from the rational to the surreal, some of the great directors have bought our sleeping thoughts to life on the screen.READ FULL STORY
Two kinds of director produce remakes: eager-to-please first-timers or iconoclasts that don’t give a damn and see something in the material to say afresh.
Remakes aren’t inherently crap, but a lot of the modern-day horror ones are utterly cynical vehicles based on a ‘brand’ name and ability to abuse it. Because flogging remake rights is big business.
Brave/Fearless/Mad (you decide) Fede Alvarez has gone and produced a rehash of Sam Raimi’s iconic shocker The Evil Dead. Here are five solid gold reasons why the original will always rule.READ FULL STORYKeep your peepers peeled for more Grolsch Film Works updates next week. Go to grolschfilmworks.com to see what’s happening right now.
THE BEST BOBS
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AN INTERVIEW WITH MATHIEU KASSOVITZ
THE BEST DREAM SEQUENCES
FIVE REASONS THE EVIL DEAD REMAKE ISN'T AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL