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 […]
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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 […]
Where Did All The Good Spoofs Go?
James Ellis on the demise of the spoof… I wanted to start this article all contrived describing to all the uninformed masses what a spoof was. Literally what the spoof dictionary definition was. I was even going to add all the silly abbreviations one finds in a dictionary, make the start of the article look […]
54th BFI London Film Festival: Africa United (2010)
Africa United, 2010. Directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson. Starring Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Nsengiyumva and Sanyu Joanita Kintu. SYNOPSIS: Three Rwandan children set out on an extraordinary journey across seven countries to achieve their ultimate dream of taking part in the 2010 Football World Cup opening ceremony. Africa United has been dubbed this year’s Slumdog Millionaire and […]
Thoughts on… It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
It’s Kind of a Funny Story, 2010. Directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck. Starring Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis & Emma Roberts. SYNOPSIS: Sixteen year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist), after dreaming of one too many suicide attempts, checks himself into hospital for depression. However, the child wing is being renovated so he finds himself in the […]
British Cinema: Harry Brown (2009)
Harry Brown, 2009. Directed by Daniel Barber. Starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Ben Drew, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Jack O’Connell and Liam Cunningham. SYNOPSIS: A retired Royal Marine takes matters into his own hands when his friend is murdered by a gang of young hoodlums. It’s difficult to precisely pinpoint the moment I fully embraced […]
Five Essential… Anime Movies
Cherokee Summer selects her Five Essential Anime Movies… I must confess that once (and I emphasis on the ‘once’) I was an anime nerd. A big one. I’d watch anything and everything to do with anime, read tons of manga, became obsessed with the Japanese culture, and attended yearly conventions to meet like-minded people who […]
Encountering Spielberg: A Steven Spielberg Profile (Part 5)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg in the fifth of a five part feature… read parts one, two, three and four. “I admired [Stanley] Kubrick for the sheer variety of his films,” stated Steven Spielberg of the reclusive and revered American filmmaker. “Paths of Glory [1957] was the best antiwar […]
Five Essential… British Film Directors
Gary Collinson presents Five Essential British Film Directors… With his latest film Inception grossing over $271m to date in North America, director Christopher Nolan has officially overtaken fellow countryman Ridley Scott to become the most financially successful British filmmaker of all time. This is a marvellous achievement when you consider the fact he’s made just […]
Assembly Required: A Walter Murch Profile (Part 2)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of three time Academy Award-winning sound designer and film editor Walter Murch in the second of a five part feature… read part one here. “I try to choose projects that dovetail my own interests,” remarked New York-native Walter Murch. “That’s a significant part of the process – where you are […]