Tag Archives: Skins

At the Cinema | A Single Man – Perfect Firth gives drama of love and loss its heart

Posted on 12 February 2010 by Jason Best

Fashion designer Tom Ford stumped up the $7million budget for his debut film as a director from his own pocket (oh, to have pockets so capacious), but A Single Man is far from a vanity project. Based on the 1964 … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Skins meets Scream in Tormented

Posted on 27 September 2009 by peter

Being a fan of revenge movies, especially ones where the bullied school outsider gets to kill off their classmates in gruesome fashion (à la the 1974 classic Twisted Brain), I was looking forward to this homegrown horror. And I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Danny Goes to Bollywood with feel-good fable Slumdog Millionaire

Posted on 9 January 2009 by Jason Best

Danny Boyle’s vibrant new movie Slumdog Millionaire is fast becoming the toast of this year’s awards season. Having already played to great acclaim at a string of film festivals, including Telluride, Toronto, Chicago and London, it’s now generating considerable buzz … Continue reading →

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See Slumdog Millionaire first! Free preview tickets to Danny Boyle’s new movie

Posted on 9 December 2008 by Jason Best

Versatile British director Danny Boyle’s new movie, Slumdog Millionaire, is currently generating Oscar buzz with critics hotly tipping it to scoop next year’s Best Film award. A vibrant modern love story set and shot in India, the film opens in … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 15 October 2008 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard’s screen version of Peter Morgan’s hit play. Over the past few weeks I’ve been dashing hither and thither, from Leicester Square to, er, Leicester, … Continue reading →

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