The Fall first published by musicOMH, in 2006 Back in the day when he was directing REM’s Losing My Religion video and making award-winning commercials, he was known by his full name Tarsem Singh. These days, though, like Madonna, Aaliyah and Lulu before him, he has abandoned his surname altogether – but even those who…
Antlers first published by Little White Lies There is a scene near the beginning of Antlers where Miss Julia Meadows (Keri Russell), recently returned to her childhood home in small-town Oregon, teaches a primary school class on myths and fables. “Storytelling”, she says, “is a way for people to explain their world, their culture”, and she expressly cites the…
The Saragossa Manuscript first published by EyeforFilm “Frasquita told her story to Busqueros, he told it to Lopez Suarez, who in turn told it to Señor Avadoro. It’s enough to drive you crazy.” In fact, as Alfonse van Worden (Zbigniew Cybulski) – Captain of the Walloon Guard and hero of The Saragossa Manuscript – tries…
Harakiri first published by Little White Lies The year is 1630, three decades after the battle of Sekigahara has ended the Civil War between Japan’s different feudal Clans, paving the way for an era of prolonged peace under the Tokugawa Shogunate. But this peace comes at a price. Many of the old Clans have been…