Moon, 2009. Directed by Duncan Jones. Starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey (voice). SYNOPSIS: An isolated lunar astronaut begins to lose his grip on reality in a cerebral sci-fi thriller. Moon is an independent sci-fi film directed by Duncan Jones (the son of David Bowie… that’s not relevant at all, just an interesting fact!). It […]

After falling out with just about everyone in Hollywood off the back of star Edward Norton’s re-editing of American History X, director Tony Kaye has found it mighty difficult to follow up his acclaimed feature film debut. However, it looks as if the British filmmaker is finally set for a breakthrough with the announcement today […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Euan Ferguson writes in The Observer about the recent TV and, crucially, the outstanding This Is England ’88: “Tellingly, I thought, the hugs said it all. When members of the old bunch hugged, even after estrangement, it was real. When Woody and new girl Jen tried to group-hug […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… In Bruges, 2008. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes and Clémence Poésy. In Bruges is a black comedy crime film written and directed by award winning playwright Martin McDonagh. The films follows Ray (Farrell) […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Friday, 1995. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Faizon Love, Tommy Lister Jnr, John Witherspoon, Regina King and Bernie Mac. It’s Friday and Craig (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker) have until 10 […]

Jessica Lomax on the influence of the Billy Wilder classic The Apartment on the British comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People… One film cover stated that ‘movie-wise there has never been anything like “The Apartment”, love-wise, laugh-wise or other-wise!’ This was undoubtedly true of Billy Wilder’s film when it was released in 1960, […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The French Connection, 1971. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco and Marcel Bozzuffi. The French Connection is a crime film adapted and fictionalized from Robin Moore’s non-fiction book of the same […]

With Andrea Arnold’s take on Wuthering Heights about to arrive in U.K. cinemas, Adam Hollingworth counts down his favourite movie adaptations of classic pre-20th century novels… This week sees the release of Andrea Arnold’s latest film Wuthering Heights: an affecting and starkly beautiful film which contradicts the old adage that great novels don’t translate into […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… TRON, 1982. Directed by Steven Lisberger. Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes and Dan Shor. Tron is the story of a computer software engineer, Kevin Flynn (Bridges), who accidentally gets transported into a computer-generated […]

In Time, 2011. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy and Olivia Wilde. SYNOPSIS: In a future alternative reality where currency is time – and if you run out of time, you die – Justin Timberlake fights the system to bridge the gap between the immortal rich and the […]