Tag Archives: Fish Tank

Film review | Wuthering Heights – A dull trudge across Emily Brontë’s wild and windy moors

Posted on 10 November 2011 by Jason Best

Having earned acclaim for two gritty present-day social dramas, British director Andrea Arnold turns her attention to the past, but she steers clear of costume drama frippery with a provocative screen version of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Her adaptation of … Continue reading →

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The Best Movies of 2009

Posted on 30 December 2009 by Jason Best

Vampires, aliens and wizards fought it out at the box office in 2009, but the year at the cinema wasn’t just about blockbusters. Plenty of fine movies reached the screens with much less hype and from places other than Hollywood. … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Fish Tank

Posted on 11 September 2009 by Jason Best

British director Andrea Arnold won an Oscar in 2005 for her short film Wasp and she made an arresting feature debut the following year with her Glasgow-set suspense thriller Red Road, which scooped the Prix du Jury at Cannes in … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Film Festival – Away We Go kicks off the “Sundance of Europe”

Posted on 17 June 2009 by Jason Best

The Edinburgh Film Festival, the longest continually running film festival in the world, kicks off tonight with the UK premiere of Away We Go, a darkly funny road movie comedy from Sam Mendes. Following hard on the heels of his … Continue reading →

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