Has anyone else noticed that Hollywood has a strange way of making two films about the same subject, often released at the same or similar time? I’m not talking about remakes (or reimaginings) of foreign films (for example, GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO or LET ME IN), nor about sequels or threequels – not even … Continue reading A Real Double Take
Despite the fact that Johannesburg is thriving with various film activities, schools, clubs, studios and many cinema complexes, it was only in February 2012 that the first Jozi Film Festival was inaugurated.
African film, and its filmmakers and producers, is inevitably much like the countries that fill the large continent: a vast array of personalities, humour, issues, injustices, histories that ultimately represent a variety of storytelling methods. It is one of the few film industries – along with perhaps, to a lesser extent, Asian cinema – where a number … Continue reading Notes on African Cinema
Fredrik Gertten talks to Mike Boyd about BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS, and why this CFF Audience Award winning documentary has such an important message.
Told through the remaining members of the Chaabi music movement, EL GUSTO becomes more than an exploration of the music, but also a discovery of the city of Algiers, writes Mike Boyd.
CALL ME KUCHU: In Uganda, not only is a law to outlaw homosexual activity being advocated and supported by important members of the government, but being a homosexual or a ‘Kuchu’, is feared and reviled. Mike Boyd reviews.
Told through the eyes of Lana, who has grown up at a zoo in Jakarta, POSTCARDS FROM THE ZOO is a film that begins much like a documentary, observing the running of the zoo and the people that live there. However, Lana’s surreal experiences of meeting a magical cowboy and being taken out into the … Continue reading Postcards From The Zoo (Kebun Binatang)
WAR WITCH: a truly remarkable film on many levels, showing in raw detail the destruction of war upon the human spirit. Mike Boyd reviews at the Cambridge Film Festival.
Mike Boyd spoke to comedian and actor Tony Hawks about his new film, based on his book, PLAYING THE MOLDOVANS AT TENNIS
Released as part of the 2012 Olympic Games celebrations, CHARIOTS OF FIRE has a special place in the history of British cinema, and also in Cambridge. The film seems to be immovable from best-seller, Oscar-winning and ‘good film’ collections, on shelves in households and DVD stores alike (although with some recent, noticeable reservations). Few cinema … Continue reading Chariots Of Fire
