New before the New Wave: Éric Rohmer, novelist

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

I may not have written here before about Éric Rohmer, but anyone familiar with my writings for Time Out and Sight & Sound or my programming for the BFI will probably be aware that I’ve long held the late, great French writer-director in especially high esteem. Indeed, for two or three decades, until his death … Continue reading New before the New Wave: Éric Rohmer, novelist

But is it Homer? Some thoughts on ‘The Odyssey’

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

There’s been a great deal of discussion about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, so why shouldn’t I join the fray? While I like to keep an open mind before I see a movie, in this case I suspected I’d be a sympathetic viewer, since Nolan is one of the relatively few directors working in the American … Continue reading But is it Homer? Some thoughts on ‘The Odyssey’