Category Archives: London Film Festival

Film review | The Ides of March – Ryan Gosling gets his hands dirty in George Clooney’s political thriller

Posted on 29 October 2011 by Jason Best

For his fourth film as director, George Clooney plunges into the murky world of US politics with The Ides of March, an intricately plotted thriller set during the race to choose the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. Clooney takes the part … Continue reading →

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London Film Festival Awards… and some alternatives

Posted on 27 October 2011 by Jason Best

The 55th London Film Festival reaches its climax tonight with the gala screening of Terence Davies’ screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea. Last night, however, was the festival’s occasion to hand out its gongs. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke … Continue reading →

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Film review | We Need To Talk About Kevin – Bad seed or bad mom? Tilda’s Eva is left in agony

Posted on 22 October 2011 by Jason Best

Tilda Swinton delivers one of the finest performances of her career as an American woman grappling with grief and guilt in the aftermath of a terrible crime committed by her teenage son in We Need To Talk About Kevin, director … Continue reading →

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The 55th BFI London Film Festival – Highlights so far

Posted on 17 October 2011 by Jason Best

Check out some of the highlights from the BFI London Film Festival‘s first weekend – including Woody Harrelson re-teaming with his director (Oren Moverman) and co-star (Ben Foster) from The Messenger for dirty-cop crime movie Rampart; African-American filmmaker Dee Rees’s … Continue reading →

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55th BFI London Film Festival – Opening night film 360 sends globetrotting lovers in a whirl

Posted on 12 October 2011 by Jason Best

The 55th BFI London Film Festival kicks off tonight with 360, Fernando Meirelles’ globetrotting 21st-century take on Arthur Schnitzler’s classic play La Ronde. City of God director Meirelles has teamed up with Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan and a stellar cast … Continue reading →

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55th BFI London Film Festival – 10 films we can’t wait to see & tips on how to get tickets for the rest

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Jason Best

This year’s BFI London Film Festival kicks off in three weeks’ time and, as usual, there’s a staggering lineup of films and special events to choose from, including over 200 features and 110 shorts, 13 world premieres, 18 international premieres … Continue reading →

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London Film Festival Awards… and some alternatives

Posted on 28 October 2010 by Jason Best

The London Film Festival reaches its climax tonight with the gala screening of Danny Boyle’s true-ordeal movie 127 Hours. Last night, however, was the festival’s occasion to hand out its gongs. Sue Perkins was the host at the awards ceremony … Continue reading →

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The Great White Silence – Herbert Ponting’s classic documentary about Captain Scott’s doomed expedition to the South Pole

Posted on 25 October 2010 by Jason Best

Forget 3D. For a fully immersive cinematic experience it’s hard to improve upon the London Film Festival’s Archive Gala screening of The Great White Silence – Herbert Ponting’s stunning documentary about Captain Scott’s ill-fated Polar Expedition of 1910-12. First, a … Continue reading →

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When Boris met Mike (almost) – Last night’s Mayor’s Gala screening of Another Year

Posted on 19 October 2010 by Jason Best

I had high hopes (of course) that Mike Leigh and Boris Johnson would be together on stage for last night’s London Film Festival Mayor’s Gala screening of Another Year. What would Mike come out with? What jokes would Boris crack? … Continue reading →

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Love-in at the London Film Festival opening night gala screening of Never Let Me Go

Posted on 14 October 2010 by Jason Best

It was a big love-in on stage at the Odeon Leicester Square last night before the screening of Never Let Me Go, the gala opening of this year’s BFI London Film Festival. First director Mark Romanek welcomed the film’s stars … Continue reading →

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