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Before Midnight needed to achieve two things. As a follow-up to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), it needed to satisfy die-hard fans of Jesse, Celine and their story. Beyond that, it also needed to work as stand-alone movie, being accessible to audiences unfamiliar with the previous films. It succeeds at both – but... Continue Reading →
In January 1995, director Richard Linklater introduced the world to Jesse and Celine – two young strangers travelling through Europe by train, in his film Before Sunrise. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) meet, talk, decide to get off the train together and spend a night strolling around the sights of Vienna, until they... Continue Reading →
Wonder Woman is an icon. She was created by the American psychologist, writer, and designer of a systolic blood pressure measuring device, William Moulton Marston, for All Star Comics – later to become part of DC Comics. Inspired by two women in his life (Elizabeth Marston and Olive Byrne), Wonder Woman first appeared in print... Continue Reading →
Dear Readers,In a small, positive change to my archive, I will no longer be making my articles and features available through the online entertainment magazine, 'Emag'.Instead, those pieces that had previously appeared on that external site will gradually be re-formatted and added here - enabling you to read them directly, without having to 'click through' to somewhere else. Thanks for... Continue Reading →
(from August 2013) Having run a long, hard Kickstarter appeal, Director Simon Horrocks and his team achieved their goal in the final hour of their 56-day campaign to support the theatrical distribution of their self-funded film, Third Contact. As the minutes ticked away, and the Kickstarter clock approached zero, the last of the project’s 435... Continue Reading →
The last time we saw a revolution in independent film, producers Harvey and Bob Weinstein were leading the charge with Miramax Films – taking small, critically acclaimed ‘arthouse’ movies such as Sex, Lies and Videotape and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, and investing in their distribution to wider audiences. Although their... Continue Reading →
Dear Readers,A website that I once wrote several movie features for - Emag.co.uk - has recently undergone a re-branding. Today, they have mistakenly changed the name on articles and features written by me, to "Maeve Olmstead". I have been in contact with them and asked them to fix the problem as soon as possible, so that my... Continue Reading →
The Supervillain. Without them, there can be no Superheroes. Of course, there is always regular, run-of-the-mill, bog-standard crime to fight, but it is not until they are forced to confront the pure evil of a legendary Supervillain, that a Superhero really achieves their potential. It is a rite of passage. The Superhero has not arrived... Continue Reading →
Exterior. Day. The New Mexico desert. Against a crystal-clear blue sky, a grubby pair of pants floats gently toward the camera. Little did we know those flying pants heralded the arrival of what is arguably the very best, most well-crafted television show in history. Over the five seasons that followed that brilliant opening shot, we... Continue Reading →
My movie-news piece for We Got This Covered.com http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/andy-garcia-vera-farmiga-find-at-middleton/
Sarah Myles 