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Category Archives: London Film Festival
Film review | The Ides of March – Ryan Gosling gets his hands dirty in George Clooney’s political thriller
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
London Film Festival Awards… and some alternatives
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
Posted in London Film Festival, News
Tagged 55th BFI London Film Festival, Candese Reid, david bowie, Deep Blue Sea, ELO, Hunky Dory, Junkhearts, Las Acacias, Madonna, Marcus Brigstocke, Minnie Driver, Nick Drake, Sandra Hebron, Terence Davies, Terence Rattigan, The Artist, We Need to Talk about Kevin
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Film review | We Need To Talk About Kevin – Bad seed or bad mom? Tilda’s Eva is left in agony
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
The 55th BFI London Film Festival – Highlights so far
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
Posted in London Film Festival
Tagged 55th BFI London Film Festival, Abi Morgan, Dee Rees, Pariah, Rampart, Shame, Steve McQueen, Woody Harrelson
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55th BFI London Film Festival – Opening night film 360 sends globetrotting lovers in a whirl
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
55th BFI London Film Festival – 10 films we can’t wait to see & tips on how to get tickets for the rest
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
Posted in London Film Festival
Tagged 360, 55th BFI London Film Festival, A Cat in Paris, Adrian Wootton, coriolanus, Deep Blue Sea, Fernando Meirelles, George Clooney, Ides of March, Miss Bala, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Terence Davies, The Artist, The First Born, This Must Be the Place, We Need to Talk about Kevin
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The Great White Silence – Herbert Ponting’s classic documentary about Captain Scott’s doomed expedition to the South Pole
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
Posted in London Film Festival, Reviews, The Best View
Tagged antarctic, BFI, captain scott, Great White Silence, herbert ponting, roald amundsen, south pole
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When Boris met Mike (almost) – Last night’s Mayor’s Gala screening of Another Year
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
Love-in at the London Film Festival opening night gala screening of Never Let Me Go
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








