EdinDocs 2013: Thursday Preview
Showcasing feature THE ACT OF KILLING & shorts CELTMAN!, UNRAVEL, SIMPLY ROB and SWEET CRUDE MAN CAMP, Jim Ross previews EdinDocs 2013 opening night
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
Blue Jasmine
Cate Blanchett is a magnificent, slow-motion human disaster in Woody Allen’s BLUE JASMINE, writes Ann Linden.
Disability Sport And Art Festival 2013
The films screened as part of the Disability Sport and Art Festival 2013 range from the insightful and poignant to the enjoyably barmy, writes Dan Harling.
My Dog Killer (Moj Pes Killer)
MY DOG KILLER is not a film about right-wing extremism in Eastern Europe, rather it is about the consequences of neglect on humanity, writes Steve Williams.
The Color of the Chameleon
THE COLOR OF THE CHAMELEON revisits communist Bulgaria and its secret police for a highly- stylised, absurdist dark commentary. Steve Williams reviews at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
Breathe In
Guy Pearce steals the show in Drake Doremus’ BREATHE IN, the opening night film at the 67th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
20th Italian Film Festival 2013
Seven films from the festival travelled to Belfast for the first time this year, for a week of showings at the Queen’s Film Theatre. Noel Megahey reviews.
Dormant Beauty (Bella addormentata)
Marco Bellocchio’s approach to the subject of assisted dying demonstrates why he is still probably the most important filmmaker in Italy today, writes Noel Megahey.
Udine Far East Film Festival
The annual Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy is one of the most important Asian film festivals in the world, and proves how cinema is itself already trans-national, writes Hiu Chan.
13th Belfast Film Festival
“The personal impression I always take away from a Belfast Film Festival is one of a programme of intense, gritty and challenging new international cinema. The 13th BFF was no exception.”