This week, less than a year after the coalition closed the UK Film Council, the Prime Minister announced that the government will be helping British film producers “make commercially successful pictures”, meaning a film will only be as good as the money it makes. With Hollywood churning out a constant stream of sequels, prequels and remakes, we thought we’d offer the new initiative a hand by giving some iconic Brit flicks the Hollywood makeover: [Read more...]
January 13th, 2012
New thriller Margin Call delivers a banker’s-eye view of the financial meltdown (but don’t worry, it’s still their fault). [Read more...]
January 13th, 2012
The Virgin Media Shorts competition may only be in its third year but has already become a welcome opportunity for aspiring filmmakers to showcase their talents – in 2 minutes, 20 seconds or less. At last night’s awards ceremony, the 12 films shortlisted by the judging panel, which included John Hurt and Paul Greengrass, were screened and the Grand Prize winner announced – this short by Jason Wingard, who gets £30,000 towards his next film and the chance to work with the BFI Film Fund. Think you could do better? There’s always next year. www.virginmediashorts.com
November 11th, 2011
Johnny Depp’s new movie, The Rum Diary hits cinemas on November 11 and to mark the occasion we’re offering two tickets to the UK Premiere in London next week. [Read more...]
October 28th, 2011
As the 55th London Film Festival kicks off, we’ve picked out a mere five films (there are 300+ in the programme so we have to be realistic) that we’re looking forward to catching over the next few weeks. For full listings go to www.bfi.org.uk/lff/ [Read more...]
October 13th, 2011
In Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s new film, Drive, Ryan Gosling plays Driver. No, not James Driver, not Danny Driver, not Jean-Claude Van Driver, just Driver. Because, you know, that’s what he does. In the daytime he does it as a Hollywood stuntman; after hours, he hires out his sweet clutch control to the highest bidding bank robber. And how does he drive? He drives cool. [Read more...]
September 20th, 2011
Everyone remembers the scene from Back To The Future II when Marty McFly gets his hands on a pair of Nike Mag shoes when he time travels to 2015. Well, this mythical pair is now a reality. [Read more...]
September 15th, 2011
As the routine of a new football season already kicks in (has it only been 4 weeks?), what better way to complement the standard Premiership fare with London’s first ever international football film festival. [Read more...]
September 14th, 2011