The 54th BFI London Film Festival drew to a close yesterday with the announcement of the festival’s award winners at a star-studded ceremony in London’s LSO St Luke’s. The festival jury – chaired by Patricia Clarkson and including Gabriel Byrne, Sandy Powell and Shekhar Kapur – presented Russian director Aleksei Popogrebsky with the Best Film […]
Thoughts on… Treasure of the Black Jaguar (2010)
Treasure of the Black Jaguar, 2010. Directed by Mike Bruce. Starring Cameron Van Hoy, Michael Drayer, Timothy V. Murphy and Masayuki Imai. SYNOPSIS: Two boys discover that easy money is just a mirage when their desert-based caper takes a murderous turn. Treasure of the Black Jaguar is an American independent film that received a positive […]
A Legacy of His Own: A Doug Liman Profile (Part 2)
With his latest film Fair Game released later this year, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Doug Liman in the second of a two part feature… read part one. “I’ve always been a huge action film fan and a couple of friends of mine were in marriage therapy,” explained screenwriter Simon Kingberg as to […]
54th BFI London Film Festival: West is West Q&A
Coverage of the West is West Q&A from the London Film Festival… In attendance: Ayub Khan-Din (Writer) Lesley Nicol (Anne) Ila Arun (Basheera) Aquib Khan (Sajid) Emil Marwa (Maneer) Om Puri (George) It’s been eleven years since the first film (East is East) which was very successful. It seems an extraordinary long time for a […]
54th BFI London Film Festival: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The Kids Are All Right, 2010. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko. Starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson. SYNOPSIS: Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life. A family drama with a bit of a shake up, The Kids Are All Right stars Annette Bening […]
Thoughts on… A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 2010. Directed by Samuel Bayer. Starring Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Connie Britton and Clancy Brown. SYNOPSIS: A disfigured killer with a razor-glove invades the dreams of a group of teenagers. For those few people unfamiliar with the concept of A Nightmare […]
54th BFI London Film Festival: Black Swan (2010)
Black Swan, 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder. SYNOPSIS: A sophisticated psychological thriller set in the milieu of the New York Ballet. Darren Aronofsky has carved out a career as an inventive and interesting director making films such as Pi, Requiem for a Dream, […]
54th BFI London Film Festival: The King’s Speech (2010)
The King’s Speech, 2010. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce and Timothy Spall. SYNOPSIS: The story of the relationship between King George VI and an unconventional Australian speech therapist. The first thing I’d like to say about The King’s Speech is […]
Ash vs Freddy vs Jason vs Michael Myers… who wins in a fight?
With Halloween just around the corner we run down the contenders in the ultimate dream match – a four-way-dance between a quartet of horror icons… Name: Ashley J. “Ash” Williams Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Appearances: 3 Weapon of choice: Chainsaw, boomstick The hero of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series, S-MART employee Ash (Bruce Campbell) has to […]
Frustrated Ramblings: My Guilty Pleasure #1 – Alfie (2004)
DJ Haza reveals his guilty pleasures in more “Frustrated Ramblings Of An Aspiring Filmmaker”… We all have our guilty pleasures when it comes to film and television. That one film or television show that you know deep down is absolute tripe and you shouldn’t be watching it. But you do. It may be something that […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 685
- 686
- 687
- 688
- 689
- …
- 718
- Next Page »