Viewfinder Reviews - page 2

• Ken Russell: The Great Composers/The Great Passions

  Review type: Video | Posted on: 11 April 2017

  Prof John Hill reviews the recent Blu-ray/DVD releases of the BFI’s collections of Ken Russell films.

• The New Scottish Cinema

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 14 March 2017

  Dr Simon Brown reviews Jonathan Murray’s study of new Scottish cinema.

• Slums on Screen

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 17 February 2017

  Tamara Courage reviews Igor Krstić’s exploration of slums and their representation in world cinema.

• Tower of London

  Review type: Video | Posted on: 8 February 2017

  Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes reviews a new Blu-ray of Roger Corman’s gothic horror history Tower of London.

• Wizards

  Review type: Video | Posted on: 18 January 2017

  Dr Birgitta Hosea reviews a new DVD release of Ralph Bakshi’s fantasy animation Wizards.

• Mexican Cinema

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 3 January 2017

  Prof Stephen M. Hart reviews Charles Ramírez Berg’s analysis of classical Mexican cinema.

• Haunted Seasons

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 14 December 2016

  Dr Stacey Abbott reviews Derek Johnston’s book on the relationship between ghost stories and seasonal television programming.

• The Children of Green Knowe

  Review type: Video | Posted on: 24 November 2016

  Prof Stephen Lacey reviews the BBC’s adaptation of Lucy M. Boston’s popular children’s novel, recently released on DVD.

• Political Animals

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 10 November 2016

  Dr Janet McCabe reviews Sophie Mayer’s account of the new wave of feminist filmmakers, and the ideas that politicise them.

• A New History of British Documentary

  Review type: Text | Posted on: 1 November 2016

  Prof Michael Chanan reviews James Chapman’s A New History of British Documentary.