Next week sees our capital play host to a special off-shoot of legendary Us indie cinematic institute, the Sundance Film Festival. Tim Hunter’s 1987 gripping, bleak-as-hell (and darkly comic) teen drama River’s Edge was a film which made a big impact at the festival, decades back.
Featuring a number of recognisable young actors (Keanu Reeves is one of the leads), alongside the granddaddy of grungy cinema, Dennis Hooper, the tale of a bunch of high school kid’s apathetic response to the killing of a fellow friend and student by her boyfriend, has evolved into something of a cult treasure.
An anniversary screening of this unique piece of downbeat eighties cinema is scheduled for next Saturday (28th) and will be followed by a Q&A with one of the film’s other stars, Crispin Glover.
Glover is instantly identifiable to many via his portrayal of Marty McFly’s ineffectual,...
Featuring a number of recognisable young actors (Keanu Reeves is one of the leads), alongside the granddaddy of grungy cinema, Dennis Hooper, the tale of a bunch of high school kid’s apathetic response to the killing of a fellow friend and student by her boyfriend, has evolved into something of a cult treasure.
An anniversary screening of this unique piece of downbeat eighties cinema is scheduled for next Saturday (28th) and will be followed by a Q&A with one of the film’s other stars, Crispin Glover.
Glover is instantly identifiable to many via his portrayal of Marty McFly’s ineffectual,...
- 4/20/2012
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Andrzej Żuławski does not like the title of the first retrospective of his work in the Us. Hysterical Excess: Discovering Andrzej Żuławski opens tommorrow and runs through March 20 at New York's BAMcinématek. At the top of his piece for the New York Times, J Hoberman allows the director to explain his objection and then suggests himself that the "word to best describe the Żuławski oeuvre might be 'awful' in its root sense of inspiring dread. Exuding charm and urbanity on the phone, Mr Żuławski is nonetheless an auteur to be approached with trepidation. His movies are seldom more than a step from some flaming abyss, with his actors (and audience) trembling on the edge. Typically shot with a frenzied, often subjective moving camera in saturated colors that have the over-bright feel of a chemically induced hallucination, these can be hard to watch and harder to forget."
Bam's presenting all 12 features...
Bam's presenting all 12 features...
- 3/9/2012
- MUBI
Kick-Ass (15)
(Matthew Vaughn, 2010, Us/UK) Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Moretz. 118 mins
Now that the likes of Batman and Spider-Man are risk-averse, broad-spectrum cash juggernauts, it's refreshing to see a comic-book movie that doesn't play by the rules. Like a spoilt brat, this is foul-mouthed, hyperactive, extremely violent, and all the better for it. And despite dealing with the pitfalls of becoming a real-life vigilante (with no super-powers), it successfully segues from teen loser comedy to full-on action fantasy without losing its stride, just as it straddles the divide between fan-friendly cult material and mainstream crowd-pleaser.
Clash Of The Titans 3D (12A)
(Louis Leterrier, 2010, Us) Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson. 106 mins
So much state-of-the-art technology and A-list talent has been thrown at this sword-and-sandals epic, some of it is bound to stick. And if the 3D looks like a hurried afterthought and the story a bit of a Greek salad, there's always another giant scorpion,...
(Matthew Vaughn, 2010, Us/UK) Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Moretz. 118 mins
Now that the likes of Batman and Spider-Man are risk-averse, broad-spectrum cash juggernauts, it's refreshing to see a comic-book movie that doesn't play by the rules. Like a spoilt brat, this is foul-mouthed, hyperactive, extremely violent, and all the better for it. And despite dealing with the pitfalls of becoming a real-life vigilante (with no super-powers), it successfully segues from teen loser comedy to full-on action fantasy without losing its stride, just as it straddles the divide between fan-friendly cult material and mainstream crowd-pleaser.
Clash Of The Titans 3D (12A)
(Louis Leterrier, 2010, Us) Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson. 106 mins
So much state-of-the-art technology and A-list talent has been thrown at this sword-and-sandals epic, some of it is bound to stick. And if the 3D looks like a hurried afterthought and the story a bit of a Greek salad, there's always another giant scorpion,...
- 4/2/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Lourdes (U)
(Jessica Hausner, 2009, Aus/Fra/Ger) Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Elina Löwensohn. 99 mins
Handsomely photographed and coolly observant, this excursion to the French pilgrimage town manages to be both a penetrating study of the spiritual tourism racket and a genuine mystical inquiry. Testud is our central pilgrim, paralysed from the neck down and, like many others, in search of a miracle. But unlike those others, she gets one. Or does she? We're given much to think about.
No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A)
(Bahman Ghobadi, 2009, Iran) Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Khoshanejad. 107 mins
A suitably guerrilla-style tour of Iran's underground (often literally) music scene – a place where even gentle indie rock is considered seditious. Mostly factual and shot illegally, it's eye (and ear)-opening stuff.
The Blind Side (12A)
(John Lee Hancock, 2009, Us) Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron. 128 mins
Bullock might have got her Oscar but that doesn't make it any...
(Jessica Hausner, 2009, Aus/Fra/Ger) Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Elina Löwensohn. 99 mins
Handsomely photographed and coolly observant, this excursion to the French pilgrimage town manages to be both a penetrating study of the spiritual tourism racket and a genuine mystical inquiry. Testud is our central pilgrim, paralysed from the neck down and, like many others, in search of a miracle. But unlike those others, she gets one. Or does she? We're given much to think about.
No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A)
(Bahman Ghobadi, 2009, Iran) Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Khoshanejad. 107 mins
A suitably guerrilla-style tour of Iran's underground (often literally) music scene – a place where even gentle indie rock is considered seditious. Mostly factual and shot illegally, it's eye (and ear)-opening stuff.
The Blind Side (12A)
(John Lee Hancock, 2009, Us) Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron. 128 mins
Bullock might have got her Oscar but that doesn't make it any...
- 3/27/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Birds Eye View Film Festival, London
One viewing of Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker should dispel any preconceived notions about what subjects can be successfully explored by female directors. Now in its sixth year of championing women in film, this festival presents another range of high-calibre features and documentaries, from Drew Barrymore's roller derby extravaganza Whip It, and Spanish thriller Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo, to She Is The Matador, about female bullfighters, plus a subversive retrospective of Blondes On Film.
Various venues, Thu to 12 Mar, visit birds-eye-view.co.uk
Andrea Hubert
Wales One World Film Festival, Wales
Without a fixed abode, this touring festival of world cinema doesn't have a glitzy awards ceremony like many of the more stationary events do; instead it delivers films that have already won elsewhere. This year we get three Cannes winners: the strange and original Dogtooth, about children hidden away...
One viewing of Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker should dispel any preconceived notions about what subjects can be successfully explored by female directors. Now in its sixth year of championing women in film, this festival presents another range of high-calibre features and documentaries, from Drew Barrymore's roller derby extravaganza Whip It, and Spanish thriller Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo, to She Is The Matador, about female bullfighters, plus a subversive retrospective of Blondes On Film.
Various venues, Thu to 12 Mar, visit birds-eye-view.co.uk
Andrea Hubert
Wales One World Film Festival, Wales
Without a fixed abode, this touring festival of world cinema doesn't have a glitzy awards ceremony like many of the more stationary events do; instead it delivers films that have already won elsewhere. This year we get three Cannes winners: the strange and original Dogtooth, about children hidden away...
- 2/27/2010
- by Phelim O'Neill, Andrea Hubert
- The Guardian - Film News
Kathryn Bigelow, director of "Hurt Locker," crashed the boys' club as the Directors Guild of America announced its nominations for best director Thursday morning.Also breaking ground was Lee Daniels, director of "Precious," who became the first African-American to be nominated for the DGA's top award.They will contend for the prize, which will be handed out on Jan. 30, with James Cameron, nominated for "Avatar"; Jason Reitman, whose ticket was "Up in the Air"; and Quentin Tarantino, nommed for "Inglourious Basterds." Bigelow becomes the seventh woman to be nominated for the DGA honors. Although no woman has ever won the award, the list of female nominees consists of Lina Wertmuller ("Seven Beauties"), Randa Haines ("Children of a Lesser God"); Barbra Streisand ("Prince of Tides"), Jane Campion ("The Piano"), Sofia Coppola ("Lost in Translation") and Valerie Faris (who was nominated along with Jonathan Dayton for "Little Miss Sunshine").Although the DGA...
- 1/7/2010
- backstage.com
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