Tag Archives: London

Pete’s Peek | From out of the depths comes the lost Swinging Sixties cult Deep End

Posted on 20 August 2011 by peter

To many, Jane Asher is either Paul McCartney’s former girlfriend, the purveyor of fine cakes or ambassador to numerous worthwhile charities, but to me she will always be Francesca, the devout peasant girl in Roger Corman’s 1964 classic Masque of … Continue reading →

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DVD review | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Posted on 11 July 2011 by Jason Best

Despite the mixed critical and commercial fortunes of his recent films, actors still queue up to work with Woody Allen – as is shown by the starry cast he’s assembled for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, a wry … 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 from London: A City of Stars

Posted on 25 August 2010 by Jason Best

Natty of suit and jaunty of step, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are pictured here arriving at London airport in 1961 – a year after making cult caper comedy Ocean’s 11. This is just one of the evocative images in … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Film4 FrightFest is back – and it’s bigger than ever!

Posted on 23 August 2010 by peter

Now in its 11th year, London’s premier event for horror fans returns to the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square, unleashing 36 terrifying films, starting this Thursday (26 August). Over five frightening days, enter the gates of Hell (the Empire … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – Terry Gilliam’s flights of fantasy keep tragedy-hit film aloft

Posted on 30 March 2010 by Jason Best

Famously, Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was very nearly derailed by the sudden death of Heath Ledger last January. Equally famously, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell then rallied round to step into Ledger’s shoes and save … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Meet London’s funniest serial killer, Tony

Posted on 3 February 2010 by peter

As soon as the 1970s exploitation-style title credits roll over the film’s eponymous anti-hero walking through a grimy-looking Hackney – taking in Dalston market, the pirate DVD sellers lurking around Tesco and vast brutalist council estates – you know this … Continue reading →

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News Hound | 28 October 2009

Posted on 28 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – because there’s nothing like a juicy bone to get you through the day… Aardman Animations have been asked to produce a film … Continue reading →

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News Muse – We love you, Rita Hayworth!

Posted on 16 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

For a moment I considered giving this blog the title ‘We love you, Gordon Brown!’. It was a very brief moment. A headline is supposed to draw the reader in, make them curious about what you’ve written, not instantly take … Continue reading →

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News Hound | 7 October 2009

Posted on 7 October 2009 by Adele Craciun

Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t get your head stuck inside the wrong bin… Michael Jackson’s concert film This Is It has made it onto … Continue reading →

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