Drink, Entertainment, Film

Peroni Accademia del Film Wrap Party

Peroni

Fifty years have passed since Federico Fellini gifted the world with La Dolce Vita, his tale of hedonist excess and neo-realist glamour, and in doing so synonymised Italian cinema with style and elegance. This year, in celebration of Italian film and its creators, Peroni Nastro Azzurro have joined forces with acclaimed Italian director, Gabriele Muccino, to create their Accademia del Film Wrap Party Tour, which kicks off in London’s Truman Brewery on 26 August. (more…)

Entertainment, Film, Review

The Wright stuff – Scott Pilgrim review

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There were whoops at the opening credits. There were more whoops as the end credits. There were also whoops at the trailer for the soon-to-be-reissued Back To The Future — which should give some indication of the kind of crowd that gathered last week to watch an early screening of Edgar Wright’s latest movie, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. (more…)

Film, Top Fives

Top-5 Music Biopics

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Even though first time director Joann Sfar rejects the idea that Gainsbourg (out now) is a conventional biopic, the film is a undoubtedly a celebration of Serge’s glamorous, frequently chaotic life, which included affairs with sex symbols such as Brigitte Bardot, chanteuse singer Juliette Greco and Jane Birkin (above).  (more…)

Behind the scenes, Entertainment, Exhibitions, Film

And the geek shall inherit the Earth

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Every year Comic-Con attracts more fans and followers of everything associated with science fiction, superheroes, cult movies and comic books. Scott Snowden went to see what all the fuss was about… (more…)

Film, Music, What we're listening to

What we’re listening to – Daft Punk

Hot on the neon heels of the new trailer for Tron: Legacy is this atmospheric sampler of the accompanying score – composed by none other than Gallic road safety enthusiasts, Daft Punk.

If the duo’s signature blend of underwater bass, metronomic guitar riffs and ethereal synth aren’t enough to transport you back to the halcyon days of French house, watching the finished 3D film at the BFI Imax – with its 11,600-watt digital sound system – should do the trick. Glow sticks optional. Out on 17 December

Film, Video clips

Black and proud

When ‘The Man’ murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. From what we can see it looks like blaxploitation meets Police Squad, and is out on 13 August

Film

Status update: the Facebook film actually looks pretty good

The Social Network

Admit it, you were about as underwhelmed as we were when you heard Columbia Pictures had bankrolled a film about the rise of Mark Zuckerberg’s ubiquitous social networking site – even it did come with the impressive writer/director pairing of Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher. (more…)

Film, Style

Elements by Reiss and Jamie Morgan

Following the success of last year’s “1971″ campaign videos, British brand Reiss have returned to celluloid to showcase their upcoming AW10 collection. (more…)