'Sometimes there's a man…': Film Noir and its variations
“They make phone calls without saying hello or goodbye and in-between speak only in imperatives, replying in monosyllables.” Martin McGuigan looks at the wild world of Noir.
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Anna Karenina
Martin McGuigan reviews ANNA KARENINA, where the excellent Tom Stoppard script and spot-on direction of Joe Wright allow the story to shine.
Polisse
There’s more to Maïwenn Le Besco’s POLISSE than the usual cop show cliches. Life in Paris’s ‘Child Protection Unit’ is harrowing, but there’s room for humour in this Cannes award winning drama.
Persepolis
A Tunisian court recently fined the owner of a private TV station for broadcasting the award-winning PERSEPOLIS, which tells the story of a girl growing up in Iran. Martin McGuigan reviews.
In Transition 2.0
Martin McGuigan reviews IN TRANSITION 2.0, part of the 2012 UK Green Film Festival
Happy
Martin McGuigan reviews HAPPY, which played at the UK Green Film Festival across the country this weekend