Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
This frothy offering from Director/Writer team Lasse HallstrÖm and Simon Beaufoy had audiences in Norwich hooting with laughter.
Category Archives: Reviews
The Cabin In The Woods
Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon whistle past the graveyard in their metafictional monster-flick, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS.
Speak of The Devils
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.
BIFF2012: Irma Vep
“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
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.
This Must Be The Place
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.
A Night To Remember
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
HEADHUNTERS (HODEJEGERNE)
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.
BIFF2012: Bobby Yeah
BOBBY YEAH, Robert Morgan’s heart-stopping stopmotion masterpiece, screens at Bradford Film Festival alongside JUAN OF THE DEAD on Friday 20th and Sunday 22nd April.
A Cat In Paris
Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature of 2012, A CAT IN PARIS lands squarely and gracefully on its feet.