The Death Ray: early Soviet silent with plenty of action, skulduggery and even some poetic film-making
Lev Kuleshov, “The Death Ray / Luch Smerti” (1925) A silent Soviet action thriller that
TGFOP or not TGFOP: a talk on black tea at The Tea Centre
“Tea and Conversation with David Lyons: Black Tea” at The Tea Centre, Sydney, 10 November 2012
Derren Brown – The Heist: an experiment on conformity and deference to authority and self-help twaddle
Derren Brown and Benjamin Caron, “Derren Brown – The Heist” (2006) Under the pretence of
Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 2): heavily staged and predictable post-apocalypse experiment
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 2)” (2012) Second and final
Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 1): clever if daft and stagey experiment hides some sober truths
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – Apocalypse (Part 1)” (2012) A cleverly staged
French and French-language Films
Thérèse Desqueyroux (dir. Georges Franju): a skilfully made psychological study of much emotional depth
Georges Franju,” Thérèse Desqueyroux” (1962) A remake of this film with Audrey Tautou as the
French and French-language Films
Judex (dir. Georges Franju): an affectionate, light-hearted homage to Louis Feuillade and silent films
Georges Franju, “Judex” (1963) A remake of the Louis Feuillade 1916 mini-series about the mystery
“Moral Dilemma … Can Ethics Help?” – useful guide on using ethics to determine the best choice to make
Hanneke van Ravenswaay and Ben Jurna, “Moral Dilemma … Can Ethics Help?” (1998) This episode
French and French-language Films
Le Samouraï: enjoyably hokey existentialist film about fate and the inevitability of death
Jean-Pierre Melville, “Le Samouraï” (1967) A beautiful and seductive film that spawned many imitators, of
D Zyuz’kov’s Natalia Yurchenko documentary: a contemplative and poetic TV sports special
D Zyuz’kov, Natalia Yurchenko documentary (1984) A curious little 20-minute gem on Youtube, this Soviet