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THE DAVID PARKINSON FILM BLOG

From Méliès to Marvel

David Parkinson has been a film critic and historian for 35 years. In addition to such books as A History of Film (Thames & Hudson) and 100 Ideas That Changed Film (Laurence King), he has also written for Radio Times, The Guardian, Sight and Sound, the Oxford Times, Heat, Metro and Empire, where he is a contributing editor. As well as the BFI website, he has also contributed to such online outlets as MovieMail, Cinema Paradiso, Reader's Digest, BBC Bitesize, Films in Focus, Network on Air and the Official Kenneth More website. He is also a film and media adviser to the Dictionary of National Biography and has been a member of the London Critics' Circle since 1996.

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David Parkinson
  • Aug 11

Parky At the Pictures (18/8/2023)

(Review of Variety [1983]; and Lie With Me) VARIETY. In her outstanding 2009 documentary, Blank City, Celine Danhier captured the mood in...

David Parkinson
  • Mar 3

Parky At the Pictures (3/3/2023)

(Reviews of Subject; I'm Fine (Thanks For Asking); Une Femmina; Primadonna; Electric Malady; and Fashion Reimagined) SUBJECT. In last...

David Parkinson
  • Jan 25

Parky At the Pictures (25/1/2023)

(A review of I Need Another Take, Darling by Alvin Rakoff) Canadian director Alvin Rakoff will turn 96 on 6 February. Judging by his...

David Parkinson
  • Oct 14, 2022

Parky At the Pictures (14/10/2022)

(Review of Hopper: An American Love Story) Over the years, the excellent Exhibition on Screen series has chronicled the major shows...

David Parkinson
  • Jul 29, 2022

Parky At the Pictures (29/7/2022)

(Reviews of She Will; Death of a Ladies' Man; and Fire of Love) With Covid levels dropping, it's safe(ish) to presume that cinema-going...

David Parkinson
  • Mar 18, 2022

Parky At the Pictures (18/3/2022)

(Reviews of Three Floors; Hive; The Chaperone; Followers; The Metamorphosis of Birds; and Rebellion) Lord alone knows what it's like out...

David Parkinson
  • Feb 18, 2022

Parky At the Pictures (18/2/2022)

(Reviews of The Real Charlie Chaplin; Flee; L'Arminuta; and In the Family) Cinema-going may not be the most straightforward pastime at...

David Parkinson
  • Jul 30, 2021

Parky At the Pictures (30/7/2021)

(Reviews Limbo; Night of the Kings; Running Against the Wind; Madison and the Happiness Jar; and The Most Beautiful Boy in the World)...

David Parkinson
  • May 7, 2021

Parky At the Pictures (7/5/2021)

(Reviews of Charlatan; I Blame Society; Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies; and Henry Glassie: Field Work) In an ideal world (whatever...

David Parkinson
  • Apr 9, 2021

Parky At the Pictures (9/4/2021)

(Reviews of The Mauritanian; Why Don't You Just Die!; Nemesis; Turu, the Wacky Hen; and Tina) Despite the relaxation of the odd outdoor...

David Parkinson
  • Feb 26, 2021

Parky At the Pictures (26/2/2021)

(Reviews of Slalom; Simple Passion; Blush; White Colour Black; Zappa; and IWOW: I Walk on Water) Seemingly, we are to remain in Lockdown...

David Parkinson
  • Oct 30, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (30/10/2020)

(An overview of the 15th London Korean Film Festival) Such is the current way of the world that the 15th edition of the London Korean...

David Parkinson
  • Aug 21, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (21/8/2020)

(Reviews of Pinocchio; The Assistant; Yes, God, Yes; and My Rembrandt) The majority of cinemas may be closed during these enduringly...

David Parkinson
  • Jun 12, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (12/6/2020)

(Reviews of Citizens of the World; A Rainy Day in New York; Standing Up, Falling Down; Banana Split; Hooking Up; Trick or Treat; and Echo...

David Parkinson
  • Jan 31, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (31/1/2020)

(Reviews of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote; Talking About Trees; Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall; and Everything: The Real...

David Parkinson
  • Jan 17, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (17/1/2020)

(Reviews of Lullaby; Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché; Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait) LULLABY. What do you do when the...

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