Author Archives: Lee Russell Wilkes
Drinking Water Delivery, Myanmar 2017
On Saviour (1998)
If you were asked to name a film that tells the story of a professional mercenary saving a baby, The Mandalorian might bubble up out of the zeitgeist. Well, forget that harmless fluff; the film presented for your consideration is the forgotten Saviour (1998), starring Dennis Quaid. Put simply, this is one of the mostContinue reading “On Saviour (1998)”
Lee Russell Wilkes Blog
Read me here – on movies and a decade of travel. https://www.facebook.com/LeeRussellWilkesBlog
No Respect Pictures
Videos from a decade of travel around the world. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU_uexuQcexLmj-dMIwxUBQ
Nina Na Reviews
See Nina Na give her opinion on something she loves – food. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatn2K8WIHzK8tOlIPYd_vg/videos
On Rango (2011)
If I asked you to name a western where the characters were all sunburnt and were cast to stock-character type, you would normally be right to think of Sergio Leone’s widescreen epics. To this fine company you should now add the excellent Rango (2011), an anthropomorphic spaghetti western starring an animated chameleon, voiced byContinue reading “On Rango (2011)”
Around Pyinmana, Myanmar: Time-lapses
What Can Spanish Cinema Teach Us?
The label ‘foreign language film’ tends to summon up images of worthy arthouse fare and the repackaging of other people’s culture under the safe prejudiced assumption that cinema is solely the preserve of the English-speaking world. This patronising label unfairly reduces great talent and innovative films to minority interest and novelty. Let’s pick twoContinue reading “What Can Spanish Cinema Teach Us?”
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