55th BFI London Film Festival: ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ a low-budget, high-impact wonder
We Need To Talk About Kevin Directed by Lynne Ramsay Written by Lynne Ramsay and Rory Kinnear UK / USA, 2011 Lynne Ramsay returns to…
55th BFI London Film Festival: ‘Hunky Dory’
Hunky Dory Director: Marc Evans Writer: Laurence Coriat If Marc Evans’ Hunky Dory is anything to go by, the long hot summer of 1976 was…
Nanni Moretti at the 55th BFI London Film Festival
The lady from the BBC World Service was very persistent. Nanni Moretti had just spent more than an hour talking to us about his new…
55th BFI London Film Festival: ‘The Descendants’ finds Payne at his intelligent, mature best
The Descendants Written by Alexander Payne Directed by Alexander Payne USA, 2011 It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven long years since Sideways, Alexander…
55th BFI London Film Festival: ‘Better this World’ – How far would you go to help a friend?
Better this World Directed by Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway If Michael Moore had made Better this World we’d probably know Sarah…
55th BFI London Film Festival: ‘The Kid with a Bike’ another brilliant example of no-frills Dardennes film-making
The Kid with a Bike / Le Gamin au Vélo Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Written by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne France/Belgium/Italy, 2011 The…
55th BFI London Film Festival – ‘The Somnambulists’: less documentary than political screed
The Somnambulists Directed by Richard Jobson UK, 2011 The title of Richard Jobson’s second film, one part political screed and one part disturbing documentary on…
55th BFI London Film Festival: Masterclass: Barry Ackroyd
Masterclass: Barry Ackroyd “The most peaceful place you can be on a film set is when you put your eye to the camera.” On Monday…
55th BFI London Film Festival: ‘Shame’ serious drama for adults, in more ways than one
Shame Directed by Steve McQueen Written by Steve McQueen UK, 2011 New York city hasn’t looked so beautifully cold and ironically isolating for quite some…
55th BFI London Film Festival: ’50/50′ aptly balances the tragic and the comic
50/50 Directed by Jonathan Levine Written by Will Reiser USA, 2011 Will Seth Rogen ever grow up? His contribution to Jonathan Levine’s comedy drama 50/50…
55th BFI London Film Festival – ‘Rampart’
Rampart Directed by Oren Moverman Written by James Ellroy and Oren Moverman Starring Woody Harrelson, Cynthia Nixon, Robin Wright, Sigourney Weaver, Anne Heche & Steve…
55th BFI London Film Festival Opening Gala: ‘We Have a Pope’ toothlessly takes on the Vatican
We Have a Pope / Habemus Papam Directed by Nanni Moretti Written by Nanni Moretti, Francesco Piccolo and Federica Pontremoli Italy / France, 2011 We…