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  • Director’s Chair: Ken Loach

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 30, 2017 at 13:14 CDT · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Ken Loach

    Hello everyone, it’s time again to show the reviews you sent in for the highlighted director this month. I’m glad to have received some good quality reviews from you highlighting the brilliant work done by Ken Loach. Let’s not waste time and get into the reviews you sent me.

    Poor Cow

    Blueprint Review

    Kes

    Blueprint Review Surrender to the Void

    Sweet...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Ken Loach

    by Tony Cogan · Apr 18, 2017 at 23:40 CDT · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Ken Loach

    Deadline: 29th April 2017

    Send Entries to: [email protected]

    Hello everyone, just a reminder that I’m still looking for pieces you’ve made about the films of Ken Loach. For a reminder of the films you can cover, and a brief overview of the history of Loach’s films, go back to my original post here. I look forward to reading what you’ve written on Loach’s...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Ken Loach

    by Tony Cogan · Mar 27, 2017 at 23:40 CDT · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Ken Loach

    Deadline: 29th April 2017

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    Hello everyone, it’s once again time to announce the director that will be highlighted for Director’s Chair. This month, after going for a more fantasy themed director last time, I thought I’d go for more gritty realism, and in tackling this element of the film industry, I could think of no director that...

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  • Director’s Chair: Hayao Miyazaki

    by Tony Cogan · Mar 26, 2017 at 23:43 CDT · Director's Chair · 2 Comments
    Director’s Chair: Hayao Miyazaki

    Once again, it’s time to let you know about the posts that I have received for this months Director’s Chair feature on Hayao Miyazaki. Didn’t receive many posts this month, but I have enjoyed reading the ones I did get. So, without further ado, here are the pieces for the films of Hayao Miyazaki.

    Castle of Cagliostro:

    Movierob

    Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

    Tranquil...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Hayao Miyazaki

    by Tony Cogan · Mar 19, 2017 at 19:24 CDT · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Hayao Miyazaki

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    Deadline: 25th March 2017

    Hello everyone, just a reminder that I’m still looking for pieces on you discussing the films of Hayao Miyazaki. For a reminder on the films you can cover, and a bit of history of Miyazaki, head over here: https://largeassmovieblogs.com/2017/02/directors-chair-introduction-hayao-miyazaki.html. I look forward to reading...

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Hayao Miyazaki

    by Tony Cogan · Feb 27, 2017 at 20:00 CST · Uncategorized · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Hayao Miyazaki

    Deadline: 25th March 2017

    Send Entries To: [email protected]

    So for this months Director’s Chair, I wanted to go back to the world of anime. I’ve previously covered Satoshi Kon on this feature but I was having a hard time deciding who to cover this time. Then came the announcement that Hayao Miyazaki was coming out of retirement and I knew there was no other person it...

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  • Director’s Chair: Richard Curtis

    by Tony Cogan · Feb 26, 2017 at 14:00 CST · Director's Chair · 1 Comment
    Director’s Chair: Richard Curtis

    Hello everyone, it’s time to show you all of the posts that I received for the films of Richard Curtis, hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did.

    The Tall Man:

    Movierob

    Four Weddings and a Funeral:

    Movierob Life vs Film

    Notting Hill:

    Movierob

    Love Actually:

    Movierob

    War Horse:

    Kirkham A Movie A...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Richard Curtis

    by Tony Cogan · Feb 12, 2017 at 17:55 CST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Richard Curtis

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    Deadline: 25th February 2017

    Hello everyone, just a reminder that I’m still looking for features on the films of Richard Curtis, both films he’s directed and films he’s written. For a reminder of those films, go back to my original post here. I look forward to reading what you send my way.…

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Richard Curtis

    by Tony Cogan · Jan 30, 2017 at 19:55 CST · Director's Chair · 2 Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Richard Curtis

    Deadline: 25th February 2017

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    Hello everyone, it’s once again time to announce the director that will be covered for Director’s Chair and, seeing how it is February, I wanted to cover a director most famous for directing romance films for Valentine’s Day and I can think of no better choice than Richard Curtis.

    Now this is going...

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  • Director’s Chair: Asif Kapadia

    by Tony Cogan · Jan 29, 2017 at 13:08 CST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair: Asif Kapadia

    Hello everyone, it’s once again time to put up the post with all the features you sent in for the films of Asif Kapadia. As I expected, most of the features sent were for his documentaries and it’s been great to read what you thought of those documentaries. Without further ado, here are the features you sent for the films of Asif Kapadia.

    Far North

    I Think Therefore I...

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  • Director’s Chair Reminder: Asif Kapadia

    by Tony Cogan · Jan 15, 2017 at 19:20 CST · Director's Chair · No Comments
    Director’s Chair Reminder: Asif Kapadia

    Deadline: 28th January 2017

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    Hello everyone, just a quick reminder that I’m still looking for pieces on the films of Asif Kapadia For a quick reminder on the films that you can cover, along with a little history on Asif Kapadia himself, go back to the original post here. I look forward to reading your pieces.…

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  • Director’s Chair Introduction: Asif Kapadia

    by Tony Cogan · Jan 2, 2017 at 19:43 CST · Director's Chair · 2 Comments
    Director’s Chair Introduction: Asif Kapadia

    Deadline: 28th January 2017

    Send Features To: [email protected]

    Hello everyone and welcome to the new year of Director’s Chair. Last year, the focus went to directors who have mostly done narrative films, this month however, I wanted to expand the style of films being covered and look at a director best known for making documentaries and I can think of no director better to...

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