2018's Oscar winning short film. Reposted from January this year, as part of #BRWC10. From the start, it's not immediately obvious what The Silent Child is about. It opens with a woman riding a bike down country lanes to a slow and mysterious piece of music, which immediately creates a sense of unease.
Paddy Chayefsky wrote Marty in 1953. The romantic drama tells the story of a middle-aged butcher who lives with his mother and longs after a loving relationship. It was Chayefsky’s ode to the common man, his Barton Fink moment, if you will. Rod Steiger played the lead in the original
As we celebrate 10 years, was 2014 a good one? 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen’s visceral and devastating historical drama tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American south. Featuring heart-breaking performances from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o, as
If you are in any way similar to me, you may remember 2011 with a distinct lack of fondness. At the time, I had just begun my mission to visually consume all the films I possibly could, and there was an overwhelming sense of disappointment after some of the highs
By Orla Smith. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of BRWC, Scott and Orla are joining in on the celebratory spirit by complaining about all the films over the past 10 years that don't get the fuss about. //soundcloud.com/brwc/filmframe-10th-anniversary?in=brwc/sets/filmframe-podcast ORLA SMITH Twitter - @orlamango BRWC - battleroyalewithcheese.com/author/orla/ Seventh Row - seventh-row.com/author/orla-smith/ SCOTT WILSON Twitter - @scottaawilson CommonSpace - www.commonspace.scot/authors/scott-wilson HOSTED BY BRWC MUSIC
