Eli Wallach, one of the most enduring character actors in cinema history, has died. He was 98 years old. Wallach’s death was confirmed by his daughter Katherine, though no other details were made available. His career began on the stage, where he won a Tony Award for Tennessee Williams’ The Rose Tattoo in 1951. Wallach’s […]
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The top 10 movie moments of all time
March 8, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo March 8, 2013 For the 100th episode of The (Pod) Casting Couch, I was asked to compile my ten favourite movie moments of all time. As someone who has devoted a lifetime to the pictures, that’s quite an ask. However, as an obsessive, list-making loser, it was also a dream come true. […]
Continue readingThe top 10 film scores
September 14, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 film scores. By Simon Miraudo. Beasts of the Southern Wild features one of the year’s best – and, this is important, most hummable – musical scores, co-composed by director Benh Zeitlin and Dan Romer. Aural accompaniment can greatly enhance one’s experience of watching a film (or perhaps distract to its detriment), and […]
Continue readingThe top 10 prequels
June 8, 2012 1 Comment
The top 10 prequels. By Simon Miraudo. We know what you’re thinking: “There are 10 good prequels?!” To answer that question, we say, “Barely.” It was a bit of a slog putting together this week’s selection of features, but that was the task we set ourselves in honour of the cinema release of Ridley Scott‘s […]
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