Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:40 am
A reduced British presence at Cannes this year, but still a variety of films worth watching out for and a Scottish auteur sits on Spielberg’s jury. Continue reading →
Tags: Burn After Reading, cannes, Clio Barnard, Ezra Miller, For Those In Peril, Gasman, George Mackay, Jane Got A Gun, Jim Jarmusch, John C. Rielly, Kill the Day, Let the Right One In, life of pi, Lynne Ramsay, Morvern Callar, Palm D’Or, Paul Wright, Peter Jackson, rosemary's baby, Sean Gelder, Small Deaths, The Lovely Bones, The Omen, The Selfish Giant, Thor, Tilda Swinton, Tim Hiddlestone, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Posted on April 12, 2013 at 10:34 am
Three very different films to expand your mind and cinematic knowledge from Britain and also Russia. Continue reading →
Tags: 24-Hour Party People, 28 Weeks Later, Alan Partridge, Anna Friel, Ben Timlett, Douglas Adams, eric idle, Graham Chapman, Imogen Poots, Jeff Simpson, John Cleese, matt greenhalgh, Michael Palin, Michael Winterbottom, Monty Python, Sergei Loznitsa, Steve Coogan, terry gilliam, Terry Jones, Vladimir Svirskiy
Posted on March 22, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Two very different British comedians now on the big screen, a crazed clown and Danny Boyle’s new minder bender. Continue reading →
Tags: 127 hours, 24-Hour Party People, Alan Partridge, Atonement, colm meaney, Danny Boyle, Declan Lowney, Equilibruim, james mcavoy, Ken Loach, Mesrine: Killer Instinct, My Brother the Devil, Rosario Dawson, Ross Noble, sean connery, Sean Pertwee, Seven Pounds, Steve Coogan, Sunshine, The Beach., the damned united, The League of Gentlemen, Trainspotting, Trance, Vincent Cassel
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 10:54 am
BAFTA winners and losers, Nicholas Hoult and Benedict Cumberbatch’s new roles and Emma Thompson gets in touch with her dark side. Continue reading →
Tags: About a Boy, Agent O, American Pie, amour, Andrea Riseborough, anna karenina, argo, BAFTA, BBC, beast, Beautiful Creatures, ben affleck, Benedict Cumberbatch, Birdsong, bond, Bonded by Blood, Brave, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Grey, Connery, Dalton, Daokta Fanning, Dark Caster, Eddie Redmayne, Effie, Elle Fanning, Embankment, emma thompson, emmanuelle riva, Emmy, Essex Boys, Ewan Ross, Guy Ritchie, Hugh Grant, James Fox, Javier Bardem, joe wright, John Harrison, Juno Temple, Lazenby, Les Mis, men in black 3, Merida, MI:6, Michael Clayton, Michael Hanake, michael shannon, Miss Moneypenny, Moore, Naomie Harris, Necromancer, nicholas hoult, nick hornby, Paul Tanter, Peter Jackson, Pixar, Queen ELinor, RocknRolla, rupert wyatt, Sarafine, sean bean, Sebastian Faulks, Sense and Sensibility, Sherlock Holmes, Skins, skyfall, Smaug, Snatch, Snow White, star trek, Stephen Hawking, Terry Winsor, The Fall of the Essex Boys, The Hobbit, The Hooligan Wars, the runaways, The Three Musketeers, To come..., Tom Wilkinson, Warm Bodies, Weitz brothers, x-men first class, Young Ones
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:19 pm
The BAFTA nominations have been released and it’s slim pickings for British films out in the coming month. Plus, some plot details for The Hobbit 2 and 3. Continue reading →
Tags: A Song For Marion, Ana Faris, Andy Serkis, BAFTA, bond, borat, Brave, bridesmaids, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Casino Royale, Elektra, I Give It A Year, Ian McKellan, life of pi, lincoln, Love Actually, Martin Freeman, Middle-Earth, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, Olivia Coleman, oscars, Peep Show, Peter Jackson, ricky gervais, rose byrne, Sam Mendez, Simon Baker, skyfall, Smaug. Gandalf, stephen merchant, Terence Stamp, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Hobbit, The Office, The Queen, Tolkien, vanessa redgrave, zero dark thirty
Posted on December 14, 2012 at 11:04 am
It’s opera singers, the British Independent Film Awards and a strange suspense thriller for this edition looking at cinema from across the pond. Continue reading →
Tags: Albus Dumbledore, Andrea Riseborough, Aneurin Barbard, Berberian Sound Studio, Billy Connelly, Brighton Rock, Broken, Calender Girls, christmas, Cillian Murphy, Citadel, dustin hoffman, Gosford Park, helen mirren, Hollywood, Jack Harper, Joseph Kosinsku, Madonna, maggie smith, Michael Gambon, Oblivion, Peter Strickland, Quartet, RADA, Reservoir Dogs, Rufus Norris, sci fi, Shadow Dancer, Sunshine, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Golden Compass, The Queen, Tim Roth, Toby Jones, Tom Courtenay, Tom Cruise, Tron Legacy, W.E., Wallis Simpson
2 yaps
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:37 am
Stephen Frears directs a star studded cast in a film loosely based on sports gambler Beth Raymer’s memoirs. Continue reading →
Tags: ben affleck, Beth Raymer, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, D. V. DeVincentis, dangerous liaisons, Frost/Nixon, High Fidelity, Joshua Jackson, Laura Prepon, rebecca hall, Stephen Frears, The Queen, The Town, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Vince Vaughn, woody allen
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:24 am
Bond, Bilbo, breakthrough Irish comedians and a bold choice for “Les Miserables” highlight Zoe’s look at cinema from across the pond. Continue reading →
Tags: 007, Alice Lowe, Amanda Seyfried, Andy Serkis, Anne Hathaway, Benedict Cumberbatch, bridesmaids, chris o'dowd, Gollum, helena bonham carter, Holy Motors, Hugh Jackman, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, james bond, judd apatow, Knocked Up, Kylie Minogue, Les Miserables, lord of the rings, Mads Mikkelsen, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, russell crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sightseers, skyfall, Steve Oram, The Hobbit, The Hunt, This is 40, tom hooper
Posted on September 21, 2012 at 10:20 am
It’s been 50 years since the first Bond film was released. What’s in store for the franchise in number 23? Continue reading →
Tags: 007, agents, American Beauty, Anton Chigurh, Aston Martin DB5., Away We Go, ben whishaw, Bérénice Marlohe, bond, Bourne, daniel craig, Die Another Day, Dr No, Dredd, Eve, femme fatale, Fierce Creatures, franchise, gadgets, Gladiator, Hamlet, Ian Drury, Jarhead, Javier Bardem, John Cleese, john logan, Judges, M, MGM, MI:6, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, Naomie Harris, Neal Purvis, nemesis, No Country for Old Men, Perfume: The Story of A Murderer, pierce brosnan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Q, Ralph Fiennes, Raoul Silva, Red Dragon, Robert Wade, Roger Moore, Sam Mendes, sean connery, Sévérene, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, skyfall, The Dark Knight, Tom Tykwer, Walther PPK/S
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 4:16 am
Saying goodbye to a brilliant British actor that brought warmth and comedy to all his roles, big and small. Continue reading →
Tags: BAFTA, Bob Hoskins, Brian De Palma, Captain Hook, Cathy Tyson, Charles Fleisher, Detective Eddie Valiant, dustin hoffman, gangster, Golden Globe, Hook, London, michael caine, mob, Mona Lisa, Neil Jordan, Neverland, Night at the Museum, noir, Peter Pan, pirate, rango, robert de niro, robert zemeckis, Robin Williams, Roger Rabbit, sidekick, Sleepers, Smee, steven spielberg, The Cider House Rules, The Long Good Friday, The Untouchables, Toontown, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
