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‘20,000 Days on Earth’ is music to the ears

20,000 Days on Earth Written by Nick Cave, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard Directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard UK, 2014   You don’t have to be a Nick Cave aficionado to appreciate the brilliant new documentary 20,000 Days on Earth.  In fact, you don’t need to know a single song from his musical …

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“What fresh Hell is this?” Nick Cave: poetry and full-on violence.

With it being Western month here at Sound on Sight, it only felt right to talk about Nick Cave’s contribution to the world of cinema. Best known for his work as front man of the Bad Seeds; Nick Cave is also an author, composer, occasional film actor and a screenwriter with an fascination for full-on …

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Unsung Gems – A Christmas Collection

Given that for most people reading this website, Christmas brings with it the coldest and most treacherous of outdoor experiences, it’s little wonder that cinema plays such a big part of the holiday season. Families gathering in their warmly lit living rooms next to the tree and watching classic films of heartwarming sentiment or epic …

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‘Lawless’ is disappointingly unremarkable in nearly all respects

Lawless Written by Nick Cave Directed by John Hillcoat USA, 2012 Director John Hillcoat and musician Nick Cave have collaborated numerous times since the late 1980s, from Cave having starred in Ghosts… of the Civil Dead to composing Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Lawless marks their second collaboration involving Cave as screenwriter, following …

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EIFF 2012: ‘Lawless’ is disappointingly unremarkable in nearly all respects

Lawless Written by Nick Cave Directed by John Hillcoat USA, 2012 Director John Hillcoat and musician Nick Cave have collaborated numerous times since the late 1980s, from Cave having starred in Ghosts… of the Civil Dead to composing Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Lawless marks their second collaboration involving Cave as screenwriter, following …

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25 Days of Christmas: ‘The Proposition’ is the Western at its best

Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December. The catch: They will swap roles as Rick will take on reviews of classic television Christmas specials and Kate will take on …

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