Parting Shots: Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
It’s one of the most memorable scenes in cinema. As Michel Poiccard swaggers down the Champs-Élysées, he spots a picture…
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Parting Shots: Leaving the Mothership
It seems any film set in ‘outer space’ will have the daunting honour of being compared, almost always unfavourably, to…
Parting Shots: Travel by Map
Tom Bielby highlights how a trick used to save filmmakers time and money, as well as keeping narrative momentum, has…
Parting Shots: The crow as a harbinger of doom
Throughout history the appearance of a crow has been synonymous with impending doom, and numerous film-makers have employed this folklore…
Parting Shots: Deers in films
There is something elusive and majestic about deers that film directors seem unable to ignore. These beautiful animals have appeared…
Parting Shot: The Milkshake
Beverage of choice for children everywhere, the milkshake is a potent and instantly recognisable American icon: a pillar of blended…
