Articles by Duncan Pelham
Film Editor (2009/10)
Duncan has written 23 articles for Nouse
Robin Hood
The tale of Robin Hood. To some, a heroic symbol of medieval egalitarianism, socialism incarnate, wielding a bow and arrow; to others, simply a ripping yarn of fantasy and high adventure, necessarily associated with sacks of gold, impossibly villainous baddies and swooning damsels in distress
Invictus
The timely release of Invictus coincides with the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s walk to freedom after 27 years in prison
Collateral
Michael Mann’s Collateral is often overshadowed by his other two towering achievements, Heat and The Last Of The Mohicans, but Collateral shows similar sophistications
A Prophet
A Prophet is one of those films the Press likes to laude with confusing hyperbolic descriptions: ‘The-Godfather-meets-Shawshank Redemption-via-La-Haine’
A Serious Man
Critics and film students alike love to agonise over the Coen brothers’ idiosyncratic films
Fantastic Mr Fox
Director Wes Anderson is not the most obvious choice for an animated adaption of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book Fantastic Mr Fox. His films are famous peculiar peppered with dry wit.
Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning is out to prove that making an indie film isn’t all that hard.
In the Loop
Alastair Campbell, Director of Communications for most of the Blair years, recently insisted his portrayal as a fierce and manipulative spinmeister in In The Loop did not offend him
Risky Business (1983)
Long before alien evangelising, Tom Cruise was, believe it or not, better known for his acting
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