Introducing Gerhard Lamprecht
Lamprecht’s newly-restored films are causing a celluloid stir – from a retrospective at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2013 to a season at this year’s CFF.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
There is plenty that is lovable in the absurdity of THE BOY WHO TURNED YELLOW, according to Andrew Nickolds.
Short Fusion: Mend and Make Do
MEND AND MAKE DO, an animated short by Bexie Bush, tells the heartfelt story of a love life lived without regret, writes Nick Kitchin.
House of Wax (1953)
Horror needs to be tactile and tangible, according to Hiu M. Chan, in her review of HOUSE OF WAX.
Monsters University
The bar is high for MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, but it doesn’t completely fail, according to Lizzie Scourfield.
Short Fusion: Petit Frere
“Youth” comedy can often feel forced. PETIT FRÈRE, however, feels easy and fresh. Robbie Griffiths spoke to director Rémi St-Michel about his short film.
Free Range/Ballad On Approving Of The World
Woollen tank-tops have never looked so cool, writes Edd Elliott.
Short Fusion: Baby Mary
We spoke to Kris Swanberg about her short BABY MARY, in which a little girl in Chicago takes a neglected toddler under her wing.
Short Fusion: Charlie Says
CHARLIE SAYS tells the brooding story of a young boy, and the consequences of a (relatively) innocent lie he tells while on holiday with his family. See it at CFF2014.
Fiction
A film where nothing (and yet everything) happens, Cesc Gay’s FICTION is intensely – and authentically – romantic, writes Rebecca Naughten. See it at CFF2014.