Articles by David Coates
David has written 23 articles for Nouse
Animotion. It’s like animated emotion
By David Coates — May 28, 2008
Cartoons, in their freedom of expression and potential for poetic exaggeration, carry an emotional directness in their colourful and stylised action.
Horse Latitudes
By David Coates — May 28, 2008
Muldoon is notorious for the obtuse nature of his work, but the referencing required to tease out his meaning is a kind of exploration itself.
Dave Coates: The Marvellous Plan
By David Coates — May 18, 2008
Most regular cinema-goers will recognise the ever-growing market for superhero genre-movies, particularly between May and August.
Morbid Curiosity
By David Coates — May 18, 2008
Dominic Allen’s absurdly and gleefully violent farce ran this week in the Drama Barn, a showcase of physical comedy and tech department creativity.
From the Sidelines to the Mainstream
By David Coates — March 5, 2008
The journey of Indie cinema into popular culture has been cemented by its showing at the Oscars.
No Laughing Matter
By David Coates — February 23, 2008
Comedy is going through a strange phase, and arguably has been for some time. Save for Pixar’s better offerings, there has been precious little quality output in the genre in recent years.
Football Men’s 3rds – York 2-1 St John
By David Coates — February 13, 2008
The York Uni Men’s 3rd XI put in a dogged display this afternoon to see off a spirited St John’s team who threatened for much of the game but were unable to convert their chances.
No Country For Old Men
By David Coates — February 6, 2008
No Country For Old Men is the latest movie from Joel and Ethan Coen, an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, starring Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones. The majority of the film’s major episodes are played without dialogue, expanding upon the Coens’ penchant for characters.
Super Bowl XLII – Preview
By David Coates — February 1, 2008
American Football is a sport much maligned. Dismissed by many as being too stop-start compared to popular European sports, particularly its grandfather Rugby Union and great-uncle Soccer.
The Darjeeling Limited
By David Coates — November 29, 2007
I am a great fan of Wes Anderson. The Royal Tenenbaums is probably my favourite movie ever, and his other movies aren’t too far behind.
David Coates
By David Coates — November 21, 2007
In the CGI of the beholder This weekend saw the release of Beowulf, directed by special-effects guru Robert Zemeckis of Back to the Future/Forrest Gump fame using a revolutionary method of motion capture using bluescreen, body-suits and a lot of computers. This is not a problem, necessarily; major achievements in 21st century cinema, like the [...]
To adapt or not to adapt?
By David Coates — October 11, 2007
Since Bryan Singer’s X-Men adaptation, the summer blockbuster has been revitalised by the graphic novel, the re-birth of DC stalwarts Batman and Superman.
The Irish question: notes towards resolution
By David Coates — October 10, 2007
Four months ago, the new power-sharing executive at Stormont raised eyebrows in Northern Ireland, not least at the sight of Messrs Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams sitting in the same room.
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