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Category Archives: London Film Festival
54th BFI London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest
The 54th London Film Festival kicks off tonight with the world premiere of Never Let Me Go, Mark Romanek’s eagerly awaited adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel, starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield. Over the next 15 days … Continue reading
Seven Second Movie Challenge
We may be Mac devotees here at Movie Talk but we’re very happy to give a plug to Microsoft’s Windows 7 Seven Second Movie competition – a challenge to amateur filmmakers to create their own very short film, inspired by … Continue reading
54th BFI London Film Festival
Public booking for this year’s London Film Festival opens today. There’s a bewildering array of films and special events to choose from, including almost 200 features and 112 shorts, 11 world premieres and over 100 UK premieres, plus special events … Continue reading
BFI 53rd London Film Festival | John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy ends a vintage year
The 53rd BFI London Film Festival came to a resounding rock ‘n’ roll close last night with the world premiere of Nowhere Boy, artist-turned-director Sam Taylor-Wood’s impressive biopic about John Lennon’s teenage years. I thought Taylor-Wood looked every inch the … Continue reading
BFI 53rd London Film Festival | Comic turn from Boris shines on Bright Star gala
Mayor of London Boris Johnson provided a waggish warm-up act for the London Film Festival’s Centrepiece Gala screening of Bright Star last night. After confirming his £5 million backing for the BFI’s new film centre, he declared his relief that … Continue reading
BFI 53rd London Film Festival – Dapper George Clooney and Fantastic Mr Fox
A dapper George Clooney was at the forefront of the sizeable Hollywood contingent trooping down the red carpet in Leicester Square last night for the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s animated screen version of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic Fantastic Mr … Continue reading
53rd BFI London Film Festival | The Star of London awards
Cannes has the Palme d’Or, Berlin has the Silver Bear and Venice has the Golden Lion, now the London Film Festival has its own prestigious gong to bestow – the Star of London. The first ever Star of London awards … Continue reading
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53rd Times BFI London Film Festival – First look at this year’s lineup
I’m just back from the press launch of this year’s Times BFI London Film Festival and I’m still reeling from the dizzying lineup of films. Festival director Sandra Hebron unveiled the programme this morning, revealing the astonishingly diverse selection of … Continue reading
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The Best view | Harrowing film portrait of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands – Hunger
Artist Steve McQueen (no relation to the screen legend) ventures out of the art gallery and into the cinema with Hunger, a controversial movie about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands that’s been praised to the heights and damned to the … Continue reading
