Tag Archives: Edith Piaf

Inception — 10th Anniversary review

August 17, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan | 148 min | Netflix and In Cinemas/IMAX As part of a month-long retrospective look at 10 years of this blog, I’m rewatching a few films from a decade back. I began writing FITI around Labour Day 2010, and though I'd seen Inception by then I never did a… Read More

A Star Is Born 2018 (1976, 1954, and 1937) review — Cooper’s sterling cover version hits emotional highs

October 6, 2018 flawintheiris

Along with the Bradley Cooper film, here's a look at the predecessors, the three times stars were born in the past. Dialogue and scene structures are frequently repeated, so it's interesting to observe what's been retained and what's been discarded. Some spoilers to follow about the older films, but not of the 2018 edition. 1937:… Read More