In my last post I mentioned the fast approaching Cambridge Film Festival, one of the highlights of my year. Among the many reasons I love the festival so much is that it affords the opportunity for discovering some real cinematic gems. I can still vividly remember being mesmerised by Guy Maddin's DRACULA: PAGES FROM A … Continue reading Sleep Furiously and the Cambridge Film Festival…
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A brief look at documentary…
The Screen St Ives film for July was Senna. Since I somehow missed this documentary when first released, I was very pleased to catch-up with it at this friendly community cinema. I have very little interest in sport - one reason I probably didn't rush out to see the film on release - but this documentary … Continue reading A brief look at documentary…
Project Nim
Roger Ebert neatly summarises:- Can a chimpanzee learn to speak by using sign language? Yes. But in what sense does it know what it is saying? "Project Nim," a fascinating documentary, follows the life of a chimp named Nim Chimpsky as it's raised like a human baby and then shuttled from one set of "parents" … Continue reading Project Nim
when curiosity threatens 