Apr 26
SUNDANCE LONDON TO HOST ROYAL PREMIERE OF HARMONY: A New Way of Looking at Our World HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES TO INTRODUCE FILM INSPIRED BY HIS VISION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE Sundance Institute and The O2 announced today announced that HRH The Prince of Wales will introduce the Worldwide Theatrical Premiere screening of the …
Apr 23
The catwalk may be a sea of pastel colours and grown up, Mad-Men-style clothes, but, really, who wants to conform? Certainly not Lisbeth Salander from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The piercings, the tattoos, the incredibly cool hair do; she certainly strikes out on her own. She wears a lot of black, vests, hoodies, …
Apr 22
‘It’s God’s plan’ a calm Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore) announces as she is chosen to become the Republican vice presidential nominee in the historic American election of 2008. The events themselves seem so fresh and vivid in the memory that to describe them as history feels somewhat redundant. We all remember the raised eyebrows and …
Apr 09
Some have dismissed ‘The Hunger Games’ as another film for the teen masses. But this no ‘Twilight Saga’, nor is it a cheap copy of ‘Battle Royale’ as some have claimed. The film is fantastic and original. Its message is important. It is an absolute must watch for all (although I was a little surprised …
Apr 02
With an output rate that would make Woody Allen envious and a string of classics ranging across four decades, the prolific German filmmaker Werner Herzog has built up a devoted international following and critically gilded canon of work that most directors can only aspire to. This includes a recent spate of documentaries that look with …
Apr 01
Jean Gabin (1904–1976) is one of the most renowned stars of French cinema. Throughout May BFI Southbank celebrates a career that spanned over four decades and which featured performances in both silent cinema and the talkies. Beginning with Jean Gabin: Anatomy of a Myth, on Wed 2 May, an introduction from season curator Ginette Vincendeau, …
Apr 01
Raindance is a Frost favourite. I have taken their 99 minute film school, and a couple of their other courses. We also cover their amazing film festival. Now they have one of Hollywood’s top story consultant doing a masterclass. Raindance has announced that Christopher Vogler – one of Hollywood’s most celebrated story consultants – will …
Mar 26
International Buddhist Film Festival 11–15 April In conjunction with the Buddhist Art Forum at the Courtauld Institute of Art This is a film festival with a difference, the program is below, lots of good films to see. The International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF) is returning to London this Spring, bringing a compelling selection of Buddhist …
Mar 09
REEL SYRIA 2012 London March 15-18 Following the successful REEL FESTIVALS 2011: SYRIA, LEBANON, SCOTLAND – a trilateral exchange of contemporary music, film and literature from Syria, Lebanon and Scotland, Reel Festivals returns for its fifth year with Reel Syria 2012, in association with Mosaic Initiative for Syria, supporting Syrian artists and showcasing Syrian …
Mar 07
London can never have enough film festivals, and the film legend that is Robert Redford has brought Sundance to our door. I am so excited. 14 Films Make Their UK Premieres, 26-29 April at The O2 London, 7 March 2012 — Sundance Institute and The O2 announced today the programme of 14 narrative and documentary …
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