The Screenscope 2024 series
A Screenscope Guest Entry by Tara Horror movies are often utilised to showcase the most depraved parts of human nature with the intention of eliciting a strong reaction from its viewer. However, it also takes advantage of the abject. Abject: the phenomenon of being so disgusted but also enamoured by something – to be so …
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There are many different types of obsession in film. There is obsession with a person, an instrument, an art form, work, money and even a mindset. Hollywood does a stellar job at capturing our need to be ambitious in our pursuits. This blog is going to look at different aspects of obsession and beyond that, …
Every year, the Academy Awards, or the Oscars, celebrate the best in film, honouring achievements across a variety of categories. However, there is a term that continues to cast a shadow over these celebrations: ‘Oscar Bait’. Oscar Bait refers to films that are deliberately designed and marketed to win Oscars. These films are often overly …
The dimly lit room, the stool, the microphone – the standup special trifecta. Even though I have not watched any standup shows in person, I have watched several specials on TV. It seems like comedy in its purest form – no canned laughter and few gimmicks; the audience can see what the comedian is truly …
‘Seinfeld’. ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’. ‘Martin’. ‘I Love Lucy’. ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’. ‘Everybody Hates Chris’. ‘Miranda’. ‘The Bernie Mac Show’. ‘George Lopez’. ‘The Ms Pat Show’ You know what these shows have in common? It’s very easy to see who stars in them. Since the start of television, even though they are acting, many …
When the change from black and white silent films to ‘talkies’ happened in the late 1920s, the whole screen industry was shaken. Actors who did not consider how they sounded now had to take elocution lessons to make sure that they spoke in a Mid-Atlantic accent that added prestige to their roles. Any strong accents …
Raptors (rapper-actors) are very popular in Hollywood. It makes sense because rappers felt comfortable around cameras and they are used to telling stories through their craft. But more than this, a lot of the rappers started in ‘hood films’ because the directors wanted an accurate portrayal of the hood experience. To escape this stereotype is …
Sometimes there are just people that you group together in the film world – frequent collaborators. When I think of this, I immediately think of the comedies of the late 90s and early 2000s that dominated the screen. There were certain men that always took centre stage and solidified themselves as comedy legends. Even though …
Black ensemble comedy films are some of my favourite comfort films and lately, there haven’t been much of them. At one point, those movies used to be churned out. What a time to be alive. I’m talking about ‘Think Like A Man’, ‘Almost Christmas’, ’35 and Ticking’, ‘Death At A Funeral’ and so on, when …
How could I talk about Britain without talking about soap operas? Soap operas form part of the furniture that make a British home, but they are under threat now and people are questioning whether they are still necessary or not. ‘Holby City’ got cancelled in 2022 and ‘Doctors’ has recently been cancelled; that now makes …
