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Fashion

Oscars Fashion: Best and Worst dressed

We may look back on this monumental Oscars event as a pivotal moment in history for reasons other than fashion and film; however, our contributors have shared some of their favourite and least favourite outfits from one of the most talked-about events of the year. Words by Francesca Ionescu Dune star, Timoth├®e Chalamet looked great, stepping out in Loui Vuitton womenswear, edging between feminine and … Continue reading Oscars Fashion: Best and Worst dressed

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Film & TV

Are Awards Shows Still Relevant?

By Megan Malthouse The 2022 Golden Globes was possibly the most anticlimactic event in recent Hollywood history. Following the boycott from broadcasting companies due to its whitewashed nominating committee, it took place solely as a live-blogging event. No hosts. No celebrity guests. No live audience. The feverish first week of the events calendar, which was supposed to celebrate Hollywood’s booming return to glitz and glamour, … Continue reading Are Awards Shows Still Relevant?

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Film & TV

One Year On: The Post-Parasite Asian Hollywood Landscape

By Pui Kuan Cheah February 9, 2020. The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Hollywood legend Jane Fonda is stood onstage, opening the envelope to reveal the winner of the final Oscar of the night. She takes a long look at the envelope, and after a brief suspenseful pause, she announces: “Parasite.” The roar of the crowd immediately follows – this is the win many were hoping … Continue reading One Year On: The Post-Parasite Asian Hollywood Landscape

Pui Kuan Cheah
Film & TV

Review: 1917

By Amy Layton Sam MendesÔÇÖ war epic 1917 was a prominent feature at this yearÔÇÖs awards season, racking up Oscar nominations in many categories; even winning a multitude of Golden Globes and BAFTAs that included Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography. Highly, and rightly, acclaimed for its ambitious production, 1917 had more humble origins, its inception stemming from Sam MendesÔÇÖ own grandfatherÔÇÖs tale of … Continue reading Review: 1917

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Clebar

Llwyddiant rhyfeddol Parasite; cyfle i’r Cymry efelychu’r un llwyddiant?

Gan Llion Carbis ÔÇ£Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o friÔǪÔÇØ fel maeÔÇÖr anthem yn datgan. Mae gan Gymru gwledd o unigolion creadigol i gynnig eu doniau iÔÇÖr byd, yn enwedig yn y maes ffilm a theledu. Ategir hyn gan enwebiadau diweddar yr Oscars gyda Jonathan Pryce ac Anthony Hopkins yn cael eu enwebi am y ffilm The Two Popes. Serch hynny, nid yw Cymru yn … Continue reading Llwyddiant rhyfeddol Parasite; cyfle i’r Cymry efelychu’r un llwyddiant?

Indigo Jones
Film & TV

Has Hollywood learnt its lessons?

The #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo movements certainly helped to bring Hollywood’s failings to light, but, with this year’s awards season under way, Yasmin Begum asks, has anything actually changed? In 2015, writer and activist April Reign coined the term #OscarsSoWhite with a tweet reading ÔÇ£#OscarsSoWhite, they asked to touch my hairÔÇØ causing the tweet to go viral. ItÔÇÖs still popular, but three years on, to what … Continue reading Has Hollywood learnt its lessons?

johnjones
Film & TV

Review: The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman follows the crazy imagination of American businessman, politician and importantly, a showman. The box office success celebrates PT Barnum and his show business through a whirlwind of music, dancing and sensation. Quench contributors wrote their thoughts… Right from its foot-stomping opening number, The Greatest Showman is a riot of colour, charm and razzmatazz, that cements Hugh JackmanÔÇÖs status as one of the … Continue reading Review: The Greatest Showman

mollyjackson
Film & TV

Awards Season 2018: Oscars Expectations

“There are a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven’t. You just do the best you can.” – Clint Eastwood, Best Director, Million Dollar Baby, 2004 ItÔÇÖs Oscars time! The marmite of the festival season; you either love it or hate it. Known for its particular criteria and controversy for its snubs and #OscarsSoWhite, … Continue reading Awards Season 2018: Oscars Expectations

mollyjackson
Film & TV

Review: 12 Years A Slave

Imagine being abducted and forced to serve somebody against your own will. Imagine having to call somebody ÔÇÿmaster ÔÇÿ in order to keep your life.┬á You canÔÇÖt? After all, in a democratic country the idea of equal human rights for everybody goes without saying. At least thatÔÇÖs what most of us think. Based on the memoir of the same name by Solomon Northup, 12 Years … Continue reading Review: 12 Years A Slave

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