Monster’s Ball With Jonathan Rhys Meyers’ Dracula hibernating inside his coffin until news of a second series resurrects itself, and True Blood reaching its final fang filled conclusion at the end of season 7, could Showtime’s new bloody Victorian offering, Penny Dreadful, provide fans of brooding, horror infused TV with their next big fix? Starring […]
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HEARTBREAK ON THE EDGE OF TOWN Prior to the narrative missteps of stagnant stoner comedies, medieval make-believe and midnight child-minding misadventure, director David Gordon Green carefully crafted graceful, heartfelt and deeply moving cinema. The young filmmaker’s insular stories shadowed unremarkable individuals through rural small town communities, observing their relationships with one another, allowing seemingly mundane […]
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Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow CONSTANT REMAINDER Pre-production on mind bending memory thriller Remainder has commenced. Co-funded by the BFI and London-based Soda Film + Art, the six-week shoot will soon begin filming in London and Berlin – with promising Brit actor Tom Sturridge (The Boat that Rocked) taking the lead role. The venture teams […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter J’ADORE MON AMOUR? Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) first received its theatrical release in 1964, courting over one million cinema admissions in France alone. Fifty years later the film has received a special 50th anniversary restoration release – but has this colourful French gem truly stood the test […]
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THE PROFESSIONAL Starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman in her film debut, Léon tells the tale of the titular Hitman and his unlikely personal and professional relationship with eleven-year-old Mathilda. After Mathilda’s dysfunctional drug-running family are murdered by corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman), the orphan finds refuge in her mysterious neighbour. Upon discovering […]
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