Tag: 2000s

Tarantino – Development of an Auteur

Over the course of nearly thirty years, Quentin Tarantino has consistently garnered both critical acclaim and box office success, and his films have become increasingly ambitious. While his various directorial curios (Four Rooms, Sin City) and writer-only forays (True Romance, From Dusk Till Dawn) all contain aspects of his distinctive style, an initial appraisal of his auteur signature needs to start with the nine films … Continue reading Tarantino – Development of an Auteur

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A-Level exam answer: How useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding key characters in This Is England and We Need To Talk About Kevin?

Both Shane Meadows’ This is England and Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin centre around the difficulties associated with teenage boys approaching adulthood, however whereas This Is England revolves around Shaun as the central protagonist, …Kevin pursues an alternative perspective, using the title character as a focal point to explore the identity of his mother, Eva. Although the spectator will automatically form their … Continue reading A-Level exam answer: How useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding key characters in This Is England and We Need To Talk About Kevin?

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An Analysis of Loach’s ‘Up the Junction’ and ‘Sweet Sixteen’

Please note the following is adapted from my dissertation on the television play and its role in the development of the British film industry, from 2006. 1. UP THE JUNCTION (1965)     Up The Junction was Ken Loach’s fourth Wednesday Play, following A Tap on the Shoulder (the first play to be broadcast in the Wednesday Play slot, attracting 10million viewers), Wear a Very … Continue reading An Analysis of Loach’s ‘Up the Junction’ and ‘Sweet Sixteen’

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