Life in a Day, 2011. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Produced by Ridley Scott. SYNOPSIS: A documentary compiled from thousands of hours of footage by YouTube users that tells the story of a single day on earth. Life in a Day is the result of director Kevin MacDonald’s plea to the YouTube community to record one […]

Bernd Eichinger, producer of The Neverending Story, Perfume and Downfall, has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 61. The legendary producer suffered a heart attack in his home whilst eating with family and is survived by his wife and daughter. Eichinger, as well as his work on independent features, produced the first […]

Indie filmmaker Kevin Smith debuted his latest offering Red State to a mixed reaction at Sundance on Sunday evening, but the biggest news came from the subsequent Q&A session in which the Clerks director announced that he would be adopting the unusual approach of distributing the film himself via ‘SModcast Pictures’. Smith’s plan is to […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… 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. The King’s Speech is the Oscar-winning historical drama that follows the story […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… 127 Hours, 2010. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring James Franco. Danny Boyle followed up his multi Oscar winning box office smash Slumdog Millionaire with a film that continued his indie roots. I’m sure many offers came flooding in for […]

The Director’s Guild of America have released the shortlist for their coveted DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2010, which could give us some indication of the contenders for the Best Director Oscar when the Academy Award nominations are unveiled on January 25th. The nominees, presented in alphabetical order, are as […]

Respected English actor Pete Postlethwaite passed away on Sunday aged 64 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Warrington, Lancashire in 1946, Postlethwaite began his career treading the boards at Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre alongside the likes of Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce and Julie Walters and went on to earn a reputation as one of […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Requiem for a Dream, 2000. Written and Directed Darren Aronofksy. Starring Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Marlon Wayans and Jennifer Connelly. Today’s film to see before you die is based upon the novel of the same name written by Hubert […]

American filmmaker Blake Edwards has died today aged 88 after suffering complications of pneumonia at a hospital in Santa Monica, California. Born in Oklahoma in 1922, Edwards began his distinguished career as an actor before stepping behind the camera for his theatrical feature debut as a writer and producer on the 1948 Western Panhandle. Edwards […]

James Ellis explores the influence of cinema on the video game industry… A very demanding title I’ll admit. This is not an ever lasting debate over which is more entertaining. It is not a bout of two major media giants ready to exchange blows like King Kong and Godzilla. But rather a look at how […]