Russell Tovey, Simon Fisher Turner, Travis Alabanza and Neil Bartlett are teaming up to reimagine the director’s final film – a narrated meditation over a static blue screen – as a ‘thank you’ to the LGBTQ+ hero
Neil Bartlett vividly remembers his first glimpse of Derek Jarman’s work: covertly watching the film Sebastiane. “How I managed to do that without my mum and dad finding out,” he marvels. “I was captivated. That’s when Derek became public property – Mary Whitehouse and her cohorts were frothing at the mouth. And my young man’s cultural gaydar went: ‘Oh, what’s this?’”
As a painter, writer and film-maker, Jarman was a unique figure in British culture: an icon of the Thatcher years who defied all they stood for. He never hid his sexuality, and nor did he hide his Aids diagnosis, despite the snarling hatred shown towards people living with the disease.
Neil Bartlett vividly remembers his first glimpse of Derek Jarman’s work: covertly watching the film Sebastiane. “How I managed to do that without my mum and dad finding out,” he marvels. “I was captivated. That’s when Derek became public property – Mary Whitehouse and her cohorts were frothing at the mouth. And my young man’s cultural gaydar went: ‘Oh, what’s this?’”
As a painter, writer and film-maker, Jarman was a unique figure in British culture: an icon of the Thatcher years who defied all they stood for. He never hid his sexuality, and nor did he hide his Aids diagnosis, despite the snarling hatred shown towards people living with the disease.
- 5/2/2023
- by David Jays
- The Guardian - Film News
"We are all accomplices in the dream world of the soul."—Derek Jarman, Kicking the PricksDerek Jarman was a filmmaker, set designer, gardener, writer, and activist. But to list off items of Jarman’s biography in such a manner does not come close to being able to comprehend the magnitude of his singular artistry. Over the course of his life Jarman created a visual language of love, politics, and poetry through moving images.I recall the memory well, picking up a copy of Projections (Derek Jarman's Films From The Pet Shop Boys' First Tour), an Artificial Eye VHS tape that I found as a teenager in a charity shop in my small coastal hometown. The case stood out instantly. It became a piece of a puzzle that awakened within me the possibilities of film as an artform that could expand narrative—that film was also a visual representation of musicality and feeling.
- 7/27/2022
- MUBI
Handsome Devil to kick-off the event, Mad To Be Normal picked as Closing Film Gala.
The opening and closing night films of the Glasgow Film Festival (15-26 February) have been announced.
The European premiere of Handsome Devil, a coming-of-age story staring Sherlock and Spectre star Andrew Scott, will be the Opening Gala on 15 February. Scott stars alongside Fionn O’Shea and Nicholas Galitzine and John Butler (The Stag) directs. Radiant Films International is handling international sales for this title.
The world premiere of Mad To Be Normal (pictured below) will close the festival on festival on 26 February. David Tennant plays renowned Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, with the Doctor Who star confirmed to attend the event.
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Michael Gambon (the Harry Potter series) and Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) co-star, with Robert Mullan (We Will Sing) directing.
The festival will also host the Scottish premiere of The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits Of John Berger...
The opening and closing night films of the Glasgow Film Festival (15-26 February) have been announced.
The European premiere of Handsome Devil, a coming-of-age story staring Sherlock and Spectre star Andrew Scott, will be the Opening Gala on 15 February. Scott stars alongside Fionn O’Shea and Nicholas Galitzine and John Butler (The Stag) directs. Radiant Films International is handling international sales for this title.
The world premiere of Mad To Be Normal (pictured below) will close the festival on festival on 26 February. David Tennant plays renowned Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, with the Doctor Who star confirmed to attend the event.
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Michael Gambon (the Harry Potter series) and Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) co-star, with Robert Mullan (We Will Sing) directing.
The festival will also host the Scottish premiere of The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits Of John Berger...
- 1/5/2017
- ScreenDaily
A classy crime thriller, with edgy suspense and twists that can't be predicted. Mike Hodges directs Paul Mayersberg's script about a frustrated writer who returns to casino work to find material for a book. A young Clive Owen shines as the rakish but sensible roulette & blackjack dealer, who documents his own criminal activities. Croupier Blu-ray Hen's Tooth Video 1998 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 95 min. / Street Date November 3, 2015 / 24.95 Starring Clive Owen, Gina McKee, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston, Nicholas Ball, Paul Reynolds, Ciro de Chiara, Rhona Mitra, Loretta Parnell. Cinematography Michael Garfath Production Designer Jon Bunker Art Direction Ian Reade-Hill, Alexander Scherer, Gernot Thöndel Film Editor Les Healey Original Music Simon Fisher-Turner Written by Paul Mayersberg Produced by Jonathan Cavendish, Marlow De Mardt, Jake Lloyd, James Mitchell, Brigid Olen, Christine Ruppert Directed by Mike Hodges
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
He: "You're my conscience." She: "Don't you have a conscience of your own?" If...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
He: "You're my conscience." She: "Don't you have a conscience of your own?" If...
- 11/10/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In the midst Himalayan Mountains there stands a figure that looms over the world like none other. Known to the world as Mount Everest, this juggernaut of natural beauty and signifier of the grand nature of the natural world has, for generations, inspired many a person to try and brave some of the most harsh and uncompromising conditions to say that they indeed conquered this giant mountain.
Almost 100 years after one of the first expeditions, Kino Lorber has recently released a brand new Blu-ray of the documentary that truly introduced the world to the beauty, and danger, of Everest. Entitled The Epic of Everest, the film was offered up to the world by Captain John Noel, and told the story the 1924 Everest expedition led by two of the great climbers of the early 1900s, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. Both legends would perish during their journey, and while it would...
Almost 100 years after one of the first expeditions, Kino Lorber has recently released a brand new Blu-ray of the documentary that truly introduced the world to the beauty, and danger, of Everest. Entitled The Epic of Everest, the film was offered up to the world by Captain John Noel, and told the story the 1924 Everest expedition led by two of the great climbers of the early 1900s, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. Both legends would perish during their journey, and while it would...
- 9/15/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Following the world premiere of The Epic of Everest at the 2013 London Film Festival and its critically acclaimed theatrical release, Captain John Noel's official record of the 1924 Everest expedition - featuring a new score by Simon Fisher Turner - will be released both on its own and bundled with The Great White Silence this Monday (27 January). To celebrate this silent classic's Dual Format release, we have Two The Epic of Everest & The Great White Silence box sets to give away to our readers, courtesy of the BFI. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
- 1/31/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Feature 29 Oct 2013 - 06:26
Don't go out in the wind and rain, stay inside and listen to some film soundtracks. Ivan's got some recommendations...
October is a horrible month to go outside but indoors, it’s an auditory utopia for film music fans. Here are four reasons why.
The Broken Circle Breakdown - The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band
It’s always a good sign when a film forms its own band just for the soundtrack.
“If I needed you, would you come to me? Would you come to me for to ease my pain?” That was a question asked by Townes Van Zandt in 1972 and made famous by Emmylou Harris and Don Williams in 1981. 30 odd years later and it’s given a new, raw lease of life by this heartbreaking Belgian film, which follows the crumbling relationship of two musicians in a country group.
Writer and actress Veerle Baetens...
Don't go out in the wind and rain, stay inside and listen to some film soundtracks. Ivan's got some recommendations...
October is a horrible month to go outside but indoors, it’s an auditory utopia for film music fans. Here are four reasons why.
The Broken Circle Breakdown - The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band
It’s always a good sign when a film forms its own band just for the soundtrack.
“If I needed you, would you come to me? Would you come to me for to ease my pain?” That was a question asked by Townes Van Zandt in 1972 and made famous by Emmylou Harris and Don Williams in 1981. 30 odd years later and it’s given a new, raw lease of life by this heartbreaking Belgian film, which follows the crumbling relationship of two musicians in a country group.
Writer and actress Veerle Baetens...
- 10/28/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
★★★★☆ The flagship restoration of this year's London Film Festival Archive strand, Captain John Noel's The Epic of Everest (1924) is both a spirited log of grand adventure and a sombre testament to the lives lost during a treacherous third attempt to scale the great Himalayan peak. Featuring a new score from Simon Fisher Turner (who also worked on 2011's Great White Silence rejuvenation, again with the BFI), Noel's masterwork is a remarkable feat of filmmaking, shot as it was on specially adapted cameras in the harshest of conditions, but to this day remains both entertaining and surprisingly spiritual.
Having already measured up Everest whilst on leave from his Indian regiment in 1913, Captain Noel was an individual consumed with adoration for the monolithic centrepiece of the Himalayas. It wasn't until 1919, however, Noel first publicly suggested that mountain be scaled, a challenge met in 1920. Though no moving images are known to exist of the first 1921 expedition,...
Having already measured up Everest whilst on leave from his Indian regiment in 1913, Captain Noel was an individual consumed with adoration for the monolithic centrepiece of the Himalayas. It wasn't until 1919, however, Noel first publicly suggested that mountain be scaled, a challenge met in 1920. Though no moving images are known to exist of the first 1921 expedition,...
- 10/21/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
David reporting on four of the British films in the London Film Festival.
The crown jewel in the archive selection this year is the BFI’s pristine restoration of J.B.L. Noel’s overwhelming 1924 documentary, The Epic of Everest. It’s one of those films where the sheer audacity of what’s being filmed, as opposed to any technical prowess, is what really impresses. And when the intertitles (it’s silent, of course, though outfitted with a gorgeously minimalist new score from Simon Fisher Turner) announce that a particular shot is brought to you using a revolutionary telephoto lens, that’s quite an achievement. Though no words are spoken, and faces barely seen, it’s hard not to become enthralled in Noel’s recounting of their journey through Tibet and up the mountain, with breathtaking long takes of some passages of the mountain gripping in the simplicity of distant figures precarious movements.
The crown jewel in the archive selection this year is the BFI’s pristine restoration of J.B.L. Noel’s overwhelming 1924 documentary, The Epic of Everest. It’s one of those films where the sheer audacity of what’s being filmed, as opposed to any technical prowess, is what really impresses. And when the intertitles (it’s silent, of course, though outfitted with a gorgeously minimalist new score from Simon Fisher Turner) announce that a particular shot is brought to you using a revolutionary telephoto lens, that’s quite an achievement. Though no words are spoken, and faces barely seen, it’s hard not to become enthralled in Noel’s recounting of their journey through Tibet and up the mountain, with breathtaking long takes of some passages of the mountain gripping in the simplicity of distant figures precarious movements.
- 10/19/2013
- by Dave
- FilmExperience
This documentary crafted from footage of the doomed explorers Mallory and Irvine is astonishing in its chill grandeur
In June 1924 George Mallory and Andrew Irvine walked to their deaths, disappearing from the view of their fellow explorers on the north-east ridge of Mount Everest. That there was a film-maker, with a customised camera and a telephoto lens, on hand to record any of their final steps is impressive, even when viewed from the age of citizen photojournalism. The documentary that Captain John Noel crafted from his hard-won footage is an astonishing movie, one that pays equal tribute to the ambition of Mallory's team and the inhospitality of the mountain.
For all its historical significance, The Epic of Everest feels more like an art film than a documentary, thanks to the restoration of the original tinted sequences and a new and richly textured, often sinister score by Simon Fisher Turner. Modern...
In June 1924 George Mallory and Andrew Irvine walked to their deaths, disappearing from the view of their fellow explorers on the north-east ridge of Mount Everest. That there was a film-maker, with a customised camera and a telephoto lens, on hand to record any of their final steps is impressive, even when viewed from the age of citizen photojournalism. The documentary that Captain John Noel crafted from his hard-won footage is an astonishing movie, one that pays equal tribute to the ambition of Mallory's team and the inhospitality of the mountain.
For all its historical significance, The Epic of Everest feels more like an art film than a documentary, thanks to the restoration of the original tinted sequences and a new and richly textured, often sinister score by Simon Fisher Turner. Modern...
- 10/17/2013
- by Pamela Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
The 57th BFI London Film Festival line-up has officially been revealed, and it is led by a slew of incredibly promising films, many of which have already been buzzing on the festival circuit, and a number of which will be making their debuts here in London.
As previously announced, Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips will open the festival next month, and John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr. Banks will close it, book-ending the festival with Tom Hanks leading two highly prominent, Oscar-primed movies.
Stephen Frears’ Philomena was also previously announced as the Lff American Express Gala, with The Epic of Everest announced as the Lff Archive Gala.
And leading the line-up alongside them this year will be some of the most Oscar-buzzed movies of 2013, including Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, Jason Reitman’s Labor Day, Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (in 3D), Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis, Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem,...
As previously announced, Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips will open the festival next month, and John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr. Banks will close it, book-ending the festival with Tom Hanks leading two highly prominent, Oscar-primed movies.
Stephen Frears’ Philomena was also previously announced as the Lff American Express Gala, with The Epic of Everest announced as the Lff Archive Gala.
And leading the line-up alongside them this year will be some of the most Oscar-buzzed movies of 2013, including Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, Jason Reitman’s Labor Day, Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (in 3D), Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis, Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem,...
- 9/4/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
BFI to showcase restored The Epic of Everest, shot by John Noel with primitive film equipment in 1924, at London film festival
Even today, the debate continues over whether George Mallory and Andrew Irvine made it to the summit of Everest in 1924. What is more certain is that it has become one of mountaineering's most captivating stories and the official film record of the climb represents one of the most remarkable treasures in the national film archive.
Now, 89 years on and 60 years after Everest was officially first conquered, the BFI has announced details of the film's restoration and world premiere.
The Epic of Everest was made by the explorer Captain John Noel, who accompanied Mallory and Irvine on what was the third attempt on the mountain.
Robin Baker, head curator at the BFI National Archive, called the film one of the greatest treasures in the archive: "It represents a key moment...
Even today, the debate continues over whether George Mallory and Andrew Irvine made it to the summit of Everest in 1924. What is more certain is that it has become one of mountaineering's most captivating stories and the official film record of the climb represents one of the most remarkable treasures in the national film archive.
Now, 89 years on and 60 years after Everest was officially first conquered, the BFI has announced details of the film's restoration and world premiere.
The Epic of Everest was made by the explorer Captain John Noel, who accompanied Mallory and Irvine on what was the third attempt on the mountain.
Robin Baker, head curator at the BFI National Archive, called the film one of the greatest treasures in the archive: "It represents a key moment...
- 8/27/2013
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
Archive gala at the 57th BFI London Film Festival to be the world premiere of restored 1924 doc Epic of Everest.
The BFI National Archive’s gala screening at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) is the world premiere of the newly restored official film record of the legendary 1924 Everest expedition, The Epic of Everest
The 85-minute film will have a new score performed live by composer Simon Fisher Turner with a specially created musical ensemble featuring electronic music, found sounds, western and Nepalese instruments and vocals.
The Epic of Everest, directed by Captain John Noel, will have a simultaneous release in cinemas nationwide on Oct 18 including the BFI Southbank from Oct 19.
Robin Baker, head curator at the BFI National Archive, described the film as one of its “greatest treasures”.
“It represents a key moment in the history of mountaineering and remains an enduring monument to Mallory and Irvine,” added Baker.
“This...
The BFI National Archive’s gala screening at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) is the world premiere of the newly restored official film record of the legendary 1924 Everest expedition, The Epic of Everest
The 85-minute film will have a new score performed live by composer Simon Fisher Turner with a specially created musical ensemble featuring electronic music, found sounds, western and Nepalese instruments and vocals.
The Epic of Everest, directed by Captain John Noel, will have a simultaneous release in cinemas nationwide on Oct 18 including the BFI Southbank from Oct 19.
Robin Baker, head curator at the BFI National Archive, described the film as one of its “greatest treasures”.
“It represents a key moment in the history of mountaineering and remains an enduring monument to Mallory and Irvine,” added Baker.
“This...
- 8/27/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Singer's first new material since Let England Shake will appear on soundtrack for What Is This Film Called Love?
Pj Harvey will premiere two new songs on the soundtrack for a forthcoming documentary. What Is This Film Called Love? will incorporate Harvey's first original material since 2011's Let England Shake.
Described as a "poetic documentary about the nature of happiness", What Is This Film Called Love? is the debut feature by critic Mark Cousins. Shooting took place in the UK, Us, Mexico, Canada and Germany, without any script, crew or schedule, according to a press release. "It is made more like a piece of music … It's about a guy, film-maker Mark Cousins, in a city alone, getting drunk, walking, dreaming."
Harvey's two new songs, Horses and Bobby Don't Steal, will appear alongside work by composers Simon Fisher Turner and Espen J Jorgensen. "Her music gives the film storm clouds, power,...
Pj Harvey will premiere two new songs on the soundtrack for a forthcoming documentary. What Is This Film Called Love? will incorporate Harvey's first original material since 2011's Let England Shake.
Described as a "poetic documentary about the nature of happiness", What Is This Film Called Love? is the debut feature by critic Mark Cousins. Shooting took place in the UK, Us, Mexico, Canada and Germany, without any script, crew or schedule, according to a press release. "It is made more like a piece of music … It's about a guy, film-maker Mark Cousins, in a city alone, getting drunk, walking, dreaming."
Harvey's two new songs, Horses and Bobby Don't Steal, will appear alongside work by composers Simon Fisher Turner and Espen J Jorgensen. "Her music gives the film storm clouds, power,...
- 5/17/2012
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
Jason Solomons on all the gossip from Tilda Swinton's Film on the Rocks festival in Thailand
Realm of the Six Senses
Film festivals come in all themes and sizes and give prizes from Golden Bears to Audience Awards – but if there were an award for the world's most exclusive, it would surely go to Film on the Rocks, inaugurated and curated by Tilda Swinton and Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul last week at the blissful Six Senses resort on Koh Yao Noi, a tiny island off Phuket in Thailand. I'm not really sure what it was I just attended in the line of journalistic duty – "Castaways," Swinton called the assembled guests. "Not quite a festival but a mind orgy," preferred Apichatpong (a national hero following his 2010 win at Cannes with Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives). A diverse selection of guests included British director Joanna Hogg (if...
Realm of the Six Senses
Film festivals come in all themes and sizes and give prizes from Golden Bears to Audience Awards – but if there were an award for the world's most exclusive, it would surely go to Film on the Rocks, inaugurated and curated by Tilda Swinton and Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul last week at the blissful Six Senses resort on Koh Yao Noi, a tiny island off Phuket in Thailand. I'm not really sure what it was I just attended in the line of journalistic duty – "Castaways," Swinton called the assembled guests. "Not quite a festival but a mind orgy," preferred Apichatpong (a national hero following his 2010 win at Cannes with Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives). A diverse selection of guests included British director Joanna Hogg (if...
- 3/18/2012
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
Simon Fisher Turner was an actor, a punk rocker and a pop singer before he found his true calling as a composer of experimental soundtracks
He has had a 40-year career spanning music and film. But for millions, Simon Fisher Turner is an artist encountered only unconsciously, via a BBC 1 channel ident. His soundtrack of piano and voice accompanying a helicopter flying over the sea to land on Bishop's Rock lighthouse has featured heavily in the broadcaster's schedule since 2008. Yet if its ubiquity seems to taunt the relative obscurity of the composer, the aquatic element, at least, seems to be in keeping with his tastes. "I love being by the sea and around water," says Turner, who was brought up in Cornwall by an archaeologist mother and submariner father. It was while away with Hms Otter that Captain Turner bought his son a tape recorder and started a fascination with field recordings that still abides.
He has had a 40-year career spanning music and film. But for millions, Simon Fisher Turner is an artist encountered only unconsciously, via a BBC 1 channel ident. His soundtrack of piano and voice accompanying a helicopter flying over the sea to land on Bishop's Rock lighthouse has featured heavily in the broadcaster's schedule since 2008. Yet if its ubiquity seems to taunt the relative obscurity of the composer, the aquatic element, at least, seems to be in keeping with his tastes. "I love being by the sea and around water," says Turner, who was brought up in Cornwall by an archaeologist mother and submariner father. It was while away with Hms Otter that Captain Turner bought his son a tape recorder and started a fascination with field recordings that still abides.
- 11/18/2011
- by Luke Turner
- The Guardian - Film News
The Great White Silence
DVD & Blu-ray, BFI
Considering the year and the conditions, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Captain Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1910 couldn't have been thoroughly documented on film.
It just wasn't possible back then to film in such adverse conditions, was it? In fairness, it really wasn't – this was a journey to an area they weren't even sure humans could survive in, let alone primitive film equipment. Seeing this amazing movie, then, is like seeing footage of the building of the pyramids or the sinking of the Titanic – it shouldn't exist, but it does. That's thanks to film-maker Herbert Ponting who, in an era that was all about making the impossible happen, went where no cameraman had been before, hanging off the side of the ship to capture the prow smashing the pack ice and wandering off for days to document the lives of such exotic...
DVD & Blu-ray, BFI
Considering the year and the conditions, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Captain Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1910 couldn't have been thoroughly documented on film.
It just wasn't possible back then to film in such adverse conditions, was it? In fairness, it really wasn't – this was a journey to an area they weren't even sure humans could survive in, let alone primitive film equipment. Seeing this amazing movie, then, is like seeing footage of the building of the pyramids or the sinking of the Titanic – it shouldn't exist, but it does. That's thanks to film-maker Herbert Ponting who, in an era that was all about making the impossible happen, went where no cameraman had been before, hanging off the side of the ship to capture the prow smashing the pack ice and wandering off for days to document the lives of such exotic...
- 6/17/2011
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
Captain Scott's doomed race to the South Pole is captured in a silent film from 1924, with a new score by Simon Fisher Turner
Part of the thrill watching Herbert Ponting's extraordinary record of Captain Scott's doomed race to the South Pole is knowing that its original audiences must have been watching at least some of these sights on film for the first time: killer whales, their dorsal fins menacing up from the sea; querulous penguins; fearsome crystal cliffs of ice. Ponting was the expedition's official photographer, and the BFI has spent years beautifully restoring his footage – which he edited into this silent feature film in 1924. Today, we are familiar with documentaries from inaccessible places, but here to some extent, is the mystery and majesty of the landscape restored. It's jollied along by Ponting's idiosyncratic commentary on inter-titles. Derek Jarman collaborator Simon Fisher Turner has written a new score, plucking strings...
Part of the thrill watching Herbert Ponting's extraordinary record of Captain Scott's doomed race to the South Pole is knowing that its original audiences must have been watching at least some of these sights on film for the first time: killer whales, their dorsal fins menacing up from the sea; querulous penguins; fearsome crystal cliffs of ice. Ponting was the expedition's official photographer, and the BFI has spent years beautifully restoring his footage – which he edited into this silent feature film in 1924. Today, we are familiar with documentaries from inaccessible places, but here to some extent, is the mystery and majesty of the landscape restored. It's jollied along by Ponting's idiosyncratic commentary on inter-titles. Derek Jarman collaborator Simon Fisher Turner has written a new score, plucking strings...
- 5/19/2011
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Deep End
Cinema Retro has received the following press release from the British Film Institute:
Make film your New Year resolution
BFI Southbank – BFI Distribution – BFI Festivals – BFI IMAX – BFI DVD – BFI Membership BFI Online – BFI Filmstore – BFI Mediatheques – BFI Gallery – Sight & Sound 2011 is set to become a landmark year for the BFI and this will be reflected in the broad and diverse range of film offerings for audiences across the UK. From film and television premieres and seasons at BFI Southbank, the most eclectic range of DVDs and nationwide theatrical releases by the most influential artists of British and world cinema, to a free insight into the BFI Archive via the Mediatheques around the country and online, there is something to entertain, educate and inspire anyone who loves film. BFI Southbank Great Auteurs – seasons include Howard Hawks (Jan/Feb), Francois Truffaut (Feb/March) Nicolas Roeg (March), Terence Rattigan (April...
Cinema Retro has received the following press release from the British Film Institute:
Make film your New Year resolution
BFI Southbank – BFI Distribution – BFI Festivals – BFI IMAX – BFI DVD – BFI Membership BFI Online – BFI Filmstore – BFI Mediatheques – BFI Gallery – Sight & Sound 2011 is set to become a landmark year for the BFI and this will be reflected in the broad and diverse range of film offerings for audiences across the UK. From film and television premieres and seasons at BFI Southbank, the most eclectic range of DVDs and nationwide theatrical releases by the most influential artists of British and world cinema, to a free insight into the BFI Archive via the Mediatheques around the country and online, there is something to entertain, educate and inspire anyone who loves film. BFI Southbank Great Auteurs – seasons include Howard Hawks (Jan/Feb), Francois Truffaut (Feb/March) Nicolas Roeg (March), Terence Rattigan (April...
- 12/29/2010
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
A live musical performance to accompany a restored print of a film of Captain Scott's tragic polar quest highlights the shattering impact of noiselessness
Real silence, by all accounts, is an unpleasant sensation. "Forty years after entering an anechoic chamber for the first time, I still remember my strange feelings of pressure, discomfort, and disorientation," said Barry Blesser, co-author of the book Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson summed up the same experience more succinctly as "hell". Against that kind of absolute quiet, Watson's recording of the "silence" of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's cabin in the Antarctic, taken while on location there with David Attenborough earlier this year, seems quite busy – despite being nothing but ambience, a gently tinted quiet.
It's a recording that features in Simon Fisher Turner's partly improvised score for the beautifully restored print of The Great White Silence, Herbert Ponting's account,...
Real silence, by all accounts, is an unpleasant sensation. "Forty years after entering an anechoic chamber for the first time, I still remember my strange feelings of pressure, discomfort, and disorientation," said Barry Blesser, co-author of the book Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson summed up the same experience more succinctly as "hell". Against that kind of absolute quiet, Watson's recording of the "silence" of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's cabin in the Antarctic, taken while on location there with David Attenborough earlier this year, seems quite busy – despite being nothing but ambience, a gently tinted quiet.
It's a recording that features in Simon Fisher Turner's partly improvised score for the beautifully restored print of The Great White Silence, Herbert Ponting's account,...
- 10/25/2010
- by Pascal Wyse
- The Guardian - Film News
Restored documentary footage of Scott's doomed trip to the South Pole can finally be seen on the big screen
One hundred years ago, the former whaling ship Terra Nova sailed out of Cardiff harbour for the Antarctic. On board were 24 officers and scientists who would carry out research in biology, geology, glaciology, meteorology and geophysics during the voyage. More importantly, the ship would later land Captain Robert Scott and his colleagues Henry Bowers, Edgar Evans, Lawrence Oates, and Edward Wilson on Ross Island in Antarctica. From their base camp, Scott and his men launched their doomed attempt to become the first men to reach the South Pole.
The story of the expedition – which led to the deaths in 1912 of Scott and his four colleagues after they discovered they had been beaten to the pole by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen – is one of the most poignant episodes in the history...
One hundred years ago, the former whaling ship Terra Nova sailed out of Cardiff harbour for the Antarctic. On board were 24 officers and scientists who would carry out research in biology, geology, glaciology, meteorology and geophysics during the voyage. More importantly, the ship would later land Captain Robert Scott and his colleagues Henry Bowers, Edgar Evans, Lawrence Oates, and Edward Wilson on Ross Island in Antarctica. From their base camp, Scott and his men launched their doomed attempt to become the first men to reach the South Pole.
The story of the expedition – which led to the deaths in 1912 of Scott and his four colleagues after they discovered they had been beaten to the pole by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen – is one of the most poignant episodes in the history...
- 9/18/2010
- by Robin McKie
- The Guardian - Film News
Last week we were given a chance to see what the 54th BFI London Film Festival has in store, and kicking aside the disparaging comments about the lack of world premieres, a complaint which misses the point completely, there’s a real sense of excitement and discovery about the festival this year.
Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go will open the festival and there are other high profile films on offer in the capital this October. Of chief interest are Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan and Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech with Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. Whether it is a deliberate choice to wait for an English Language version, or for the curiousity value alone there will be a keen audience for Let Me In, Matt Reeves’ take on Let The Right One In, which is playing in the festival and hopefully surpassing expectations.
Mike Leigh...
Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go will open the festival and there are other high profile films on offer in the capital this October. Of chief interest are Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan and Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech with Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. Whether it is a deliberate choice to wait for an English Language version, or for the curiousity value alone there will be a keen audience for Let Me In, Matt Reeves’ take on Let The Right One In, which is playing in the festival and hopefully surpassing expectations.
Mike Leigh...
- 9/12/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The full line up for the 54th BFI London Film Festival was announced in the Odeon, Leicester Square this morning, with a number of highly anticipated films set to light up the capital this October.
The festival runs from the 13th to the 28th of October and will begin with Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s haunting masterpiece Never Let Me Go, and will close with Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours which stars James Franco.
Announcing the roster were Artistic Director Sandra Hebron and the Director of the British Film Institute, Amanda Nevill.
HeyUGuys will be all over the festival this year, it looks like it will be one to remember.
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The 54Th BFI London Film Festival Programme Launch
London, Wednesday 8 September: The programme for the 54th BFI London Film Festival, launched today by Artistic Director Sandra Hebron, showcases an array of...
The festival runs from the 13th to the 28th of October and will begin with Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s haunting masterpiece Never Let Me Go, and will close with Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours which stars James Franco.
Announcing the roster were Artistic Director Sandra Hebron and the Director of the British Film Institute, Amanda Nevill.
HeyUGuys will be all over the festival this year, it looks like it will be one to remember.
Click here to view the full calendar
The 54Th BFI London Film Festival Programme Launch
London, Wednesday 8 September: The programme for the 54th BFI London Film Festival, launched today by Artistic Director Sandra Hebron, showcases an array of...
- 9/8/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
What I love about this new poster for Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) is not just its gorgeous typography, but also how it celebrates its lead actress, the incomparable Tilda Swinton. In the film, which premiered at Venice and Sundance and opens in the U.S. in June, Swinton plays a Russian woman married into a rich Milanese family who embarks upon a tempestuous affair with her son’s business partner. In the UK quad poster Swinton’s co-stars (including Barry Lyndon’s Marisa Berenson) have been turned into grey statues, like characters in a Roy Andersson film, while Swinton is suitably vivid in pink.
Ever since she pirouetted to the wails of Diamanda Galas, tearing furiously at her wedding dress and running with scissors, in Derek Jarman’s masterpiece The Last of England (1988), Swinton has been a constantly arresting presence in film. Furiously intelligent and a restlessly curious human being,...
Ever since she pirouetted to the wails of Diamanda Galas, tearing furiously at her wedding dress and running with scissors, in Derek Jarman’s masterpiece The Last of England (1988), Swinton has been a constantly arresting presence in film. Furiously intelligent and a restlessly curious human being,...
- 2/26/2010
- MUBI
2K Games has revealed that it wants forthcoming title Borderlands to develop into a successful franchise, according to McV. Being developed by Gearbox, the game mixes first-person-shooter elements with RPG mechanics and co-operative play in a Mad Max-style world. 2K's UK marketing manager Simon Turner said that the publisher wants the game to "stand shoulder to shoulder" with the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 when it is released later in the year. Turner claimed that Borderlands is "an incredibly strong offering" for this Christmas because it is "slick, (more)...
- 8/24/2009
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
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