In Pin Cushion, Joanna Scanlon and Lily Mewmark star as mother and daughter misfits Lyn and Iona. The pair have high hopes as they move to a new town for a fresh start, but soon fall foul of nasty neighbours and vicious school ground bullies. The once inseparable pair find their relationship rocked by lies… Read More What We’re Watching on Lockdown: Pin Cushion (2017)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars as the titular Luce, a high-school senior who, at the age of seven, was adopted from war-torn Eritrea and brought to America by parents Amy and Peter (Naomi Harris and Tim Roth). Now a star athlete and soon-to-be Valedictorian, Luce appears to be the very embodiment of the American Dream, until… Read More What We’re Watching on Lockdown: Luce (2019)
What makes a good film adaptation? Part 1 looks at why a film must stand alone… Read More Page to Screen : The Film Must Stand Alone
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Forget Frozen 2 and side-step Star Wars, the Cinema Sisters bring you a list of other films to look out for in the second half of 2019 It may seem like we’ve already had a billion films this year (and certainly there have been more than a few billion dollars in box office receipts) but… Read More Still To Come In 2019
Another day, another Disney live-action remake. You can’t seem to move for them nowadays. Already this year we’ve had Dumbo and Aladdin, and we’re just weeks away from Jon Favreau’s much hyped Lion King (which is not technically live action – wildlife campaigners would probably have a field day if someone tried to make a… Read More Disney remakes: the good, the bad, and the missed opportunities
Hi! Welcome to the Cinema Sisters blog. We’re Alex and Emily, two cinema-loving sisters inviting you to share in our movie musings, filmic fancies and cerebrations on the silver-screen. We’ve been watching films together for nearly three decades and are never short of opinions on the subject. Taking different approaches to what makes a film… Read More Welcome to the Cinema Sisters Movie Blog
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