Posts Tagged Blue Velvet

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June 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of Laura Dern

I’m watching the movie Wilson – and I’m digging it. Because I loved the book so much and I’m always curious to see how graphic novels translate to the screen. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they really do not. This is going okay. And this gets bonus points because it features Laura Dern. I didn’t know […]

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July 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Tuxedomoon & Cult With No Name: Blue Velvet Revisited

Tuxedomoon & Cult With No Name Blue Velvet Revisited [OST] Crammed Discs Here the soundtrack to the documentary is available before the film – but that’s fair enough or at least understandable given the documentary looks at David Lynch’s cult classic, Blue Velvet, some 30 years after its release, with never-before-seen footage from the shoot […]

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March 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Philip Matthews

Philip Matthews is a senior reporter with Fairfax Media in Christchurch and is a former film reviewer with the NZ Listener. He blogs about films at Second Sight and is on Twitter as @secondzeit. Here are Five Films That Have Stayed With Him… 1 – Solaris: This is such an intensely sorrowful film. If I was […]

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February 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Adam Fresco

Adam Fresco works in film, theatre and TV as a writer, director, producer, performer and professional acting coach. Born in London, he arrived in Auckland a decade ago, having worked in professional British Theatre and TV. The Director of DramaTrain.co.nz and Producer for Imagine Studios NZ, Adam is a self-confessed film nut. He regularly reviews […]