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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Edinburgh Film Festival (part one)
I’m having a grand old time covering the Edinburgh Film Festival for Cinetalk. I’ve had the opportunity to visit the gorgeous Cameo Cinema – sister site to the Gate, and the chance to see several fantastic films. The first three reviews have been published:
What is this Film Called Love? is the news film from Mark Cousins. Small in scope, but big with ideas, the film was shot in only three days.
The Mirror Never Lies is set in a traditional Indonesian stilt village. The story of Pakis, an 11 year old girl who has lost her father, and with a strong ecology theme.
Kotoko is the story of a woman dealing with depression and a gradual breakdown. Fantasy and reality mesh in violent ways.
Very hard to watch, but completely unmissable.
Screening of Forbidden Planet
The fine folk at Greenwich Picturehouse are screening the classic 50′s Sci-Fi film as part of their regular Science Fiction? screenings.
Organised with the Royal Greenwich Observatory there will be astronomers and other specialists on hand to answer questions after the screening.
Playing on Monday 2nd at 6.30.
Review: King of Devil’s Island
King of Devil’s Island is essentially a prison movie, starring the wonderful Stellen Skarsgard as the Governor. However, due to some great touches to the script and performances the film manages to rise above so many others in this genre.
The build of tension is superbly done, and it is beautifully shot throughout.
I really, really liked it. I wrote a full review of King of Devil’s Island for CinetalkTV.
Trailer: Electrick Children
The next release from Picturehouse Entertainment looks pretty exciting. Electrick Children seems to be an incredibly hip road trip / self discovery type of movie. The film is playing at the East End Film Festival. Here’s the trailer for you:
Terracotta #HK15 Festival Rundown
It’s not long until Terracotta’s Hong Kong 15 festival is underway, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of Hong Kong being handed back to China. This, of course, makes me feel a little old (Was it really fifteen years ago?).
Below is a list of the films playing, in date order and with the start times. I hope to be attending a few, so expect reviews for TomJupiter and Cinetalk to follow at some point.
The festival is taking place at the Odeon, Covent Garden from 3-14 July. I’m particularly excited to see A Simple Life, as I have been informed by someone I greatly respect that it is one of the best films she saw last year!
Click on the film titles for more info and trailers on the official site, and you can book tickets here.
A SIMPLE LIFE
Monday 2 July, 7.00
INFERNAL AFFAIRS
Tuesday 3 July, 6.15
WHITE VENGEANCE
Wednesday 4 July, 6.15
THE DETECTIVE 2
Thursday 5 July, 6.15
MADE IN HONG KONG
Friday 6 July, 7.15
EAST MEETS WEST
Saturday 7 July, 2.15
THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN
Saturday 7 July, 6.15
ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN
Saturday 7 July, 8.45
SWORDSMEN
Sunday 8 July, 2.15
BIG BLUE LAKE
Monday 9 July, 6.15
WHEN BECKHAM MET OWEN
Tuesday 10 July, 6.15
SPARROW
Wednesday 11 July, 6.15
THE BOUNTY
Thursday 12 July, 6.15
DREAM HOME
Friday 13 July, 8.45
LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE
Saturday 14 July, 6.30
Chernobyl Diaries and Kosmos
A couple of reviews have gone up over at Cinetalk.
Chernobyl Diaries, a horror in which a group of young holidaymakers find more than they bargained for in the ruins around Chernobyl.
Kosmos, in which a strange figure turns up at a small town, possibly with the power to heal.
Dredd Trailer is here
I’ve been looking forward to seeing the new big-screen version of DREDD, and the new trailer is out and about.
Looks good and has potential, but it didn’t blow my socks off.
The Last Projectionist
Just a quick update to bring your attention to this lovely little doc, which I can’t wait to see!
Hong Kong 15 festival
A great line-up from Terracotta
Having thoroughly enjoyed the Terracotta Film Festival earlier this year, I’m very excited to get a second helping of quality Asian film with the Hong Kong 15 festival. The full line-up was announced on twitchfilm, and more details are slowly appearing on the official website.
The festival is running July 2 – 14. I’ll see you all there! (Except on the 3rd, when I’ll see you all at the Cinetalk & Genesis Cinema film quiz!)