LIVINGSTONE was described as ‘a film more romantic in its making than any motion picture yet produced’ at the time of its release in 1926. This is still true compared to perhaps any other film made during the silent era. The extraordinary aspect of the film is its production, which in turn makes for an … Continue reading BSFF 2012: Livingstone
Authentic Venetian locations are the backdrop for the story of a silly Count who loses the will to live when his lover is murdered, and has a magician chum place him in suspended animation – only to find himself in need of Viagra 200 years further down the family tree. Showing this afternoon at Queens Theatre, Emmanuel College at 5.30.
This frothy offering from Director/Writer team Lasse HallstrÖm and Simon Beaufoy had audiences in Norwich hooting with laughter.
Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon whistle past the graveyard in their metafictional monster-flick, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS.
Over forty years since its initial opening, Ken Russell’s towering creation emerges from its enforced purgatory. Edd Elliott takes an in depth look at THE DEVILS.
“Grace has come and gone. Who saw it and who didn’t?” Rosy Hunt reviews IRMA VEP, which screens at this year’s Bradford Film Festival. It will be introduced in person by director Olivier Assayas, who describes the film as”a comedy about brilliance”.
TREATMENT FOR A FILM IN 15 SCENES aired in all four parts at Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle on April 14th; many thanks to John Zorn and the filmmakers involved.
Paolo Sorrentino’s study of an eccentric is a portrait of a deeply unlikeable character’s awakening in a cynical and self-indulgent film, says Lillie Davidson.
One hundred years after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, James Cameron is re-releasing his TITANIC epic in 3D. This sadly draws the attention away from a re-release which should be rightly acknowledged: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
The search for a successor to Stieg Larsson’s crime fiction crown appears to have ended at the doorstep of Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, author of the internationally acclaimed Harry Hole series. Mark Byrnes reviews the deliciously dark crime thriller HEADHUNTERS.
