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Freelance film journalist. Author of books inc. The Secrets of Tenet, and Jurassic World: The Ultimate Visual History. All views expressed my own.
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“I use musical theory to shoot an action sequence”: an exclusive online interview with John Woo

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By matthew thrift, Blake Simons Verified, James Mottram Verified
| BFI
In August 1986, Hong Kong was running out of Ray Bans. Director John Woo and producer Tsui Hark had just unveiled their brooding action epic A Better Tomorrow, a tale of treachery and brotherhood among cops and crooks that would quickly become the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong cinema history, and rapturous fans were impatient to emulate the signature style of its leading man, Chow Yun-Fat.
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How being stopped by police as a child inspired Imran Perretta's debut film Ish

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By James Mottram Verified
| The National Verified
There’s a scene in Ish – the new black-and-white gem of a movie from first-time director Imran Perretta – that will feel chillingly familiar to some. Friends Ish (Farhan Hasnat) and Maram (Yahya Kitana), both 12, are stopped on the streets as an unmarked white van screeches to a halt. Ish flees, but law enforcers pick up Maram in what can only be described as racial profiling. Ish is Bangladeshi (Perretta himself is half-Italian, half-Bangladeshi), while Maram is Palestinian.
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How the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta Is Putting the Island on the Map for Filmmakers

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By James Mottram Verified
| Celluloid Junkie
Speaking to Celluloid Junkie during the festival, Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech lays out his ambitious strategy for the film festival, and how he hopes it will act as a springboard for further investment in the island country as a filming location. This year, the Mediterrane Film Festival returned to Malta for its fourth edition. While it requires a village to make a successful festival, the MFF is very much the vision of the dynamic Johann Grech, Malta Film Commissioner since 2018.
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