We all need more Lubitsch in our lives, so I was very happy to write the booklet essay for this…
The Lady Gambles
Hugely enjoyed providing the audio commentary for The Lady Gambles (Michael Gordon, 1949), an addiction drama starring Barbara Stanwyck, for…
Ida Lupino for Imprint
I was delighted to contribute a video extra on the career of the amazing Ida Lupino for the Australian label…
The Day of the Locust
I wrote the booklet essay for this lavish Arrow edition of The Day of the Locust.
Sight and Sound December 2023
In the December 2023 issue of Sight and Sound I wrote about dating an old London travelogue in my Long…
Thelma Schoonmaker and Theda Bara in Sight and Sound
For the November 2023 issue of Sight and Sound, I interviewed the wonderful Thelma Schoonmaker about the films of Powell…
The Red Shoes
My new BFI Film Classic on The Red Shoes (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1948) is out now, from BFI…
Asta Nielsen in Istanbul
I programmed this short season of Asta Nielsen films for Beykoz Kundura in Istanbul, back before the earthquake. So happy…
Free Thinking: The Red Shoes
I joined a panel of experts on Radio 3’s Free Thinking to discuss Powell and Pressburger’s magisterial The Red Shoes,…
S&S October 2023
I have lots of reviews in the October 2023 edition of Sight and Sound: new Blu-rays of Stroheim’s Foolish Wives…