Tag Archives: Michael Haneke

At the Cinema | The White Ribbon – Michael Haneke’s film gets under the viewer’s skin

Posted on 12 November 2009 by Jason Best

Austrian director Michael Haneke has a knack of getting under the viewer’s skin – as anyone still in therapy after a viewing of Funny Games or Hidden will attest. His new movie, a period drama filmed in austere black and … Continue reading →

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BFI 53rd London Film Festival | John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy ends a vintage year

Posted on 30 October 2009 by Jason Best

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 →

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BFI 53rd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 14 October 2009 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson’s screen version of Roald Dahl’s much-loved children’s story. Hollywood royalty will be turning out in force at the gala screening in Leicester … Continue reading →

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Cannes Lifts Off – but the world’s most glamorous film festival tones down the glitz

Posted on 13 May 2009 by heidi

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival lifts off today with the world premiere of Pixar’s Up, but as the red carpets are rolled out, reports are circulating that the Festival’s trademark glitz has been toned down from blinding to merely squint-worthy thanks to the … Continue reading →

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