Do you ever feel that the big-screen experience these days is lacking a little je ne sais quoi? Last month I was lucky enough to attend the latest Secret Cinema event: a screening of Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers…. Continue Reading →
It helps that Clara Augard looks like a real teenager and not one of those lip-glossed anorexic clones who populate US high-school dramas. With a title borrowed from Serge Gainsbourg, it should be no great surprise that Katell Quillévéré’s feature… Continue Reading →
Back in the 70s and 80s, there were two names that used to cause problems for BBC commentator Harry Carpenter — a man famous for swallowing his vowels. One was Martina Navratilova, the other was Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros, who… Continue Reading →
Just another storm in a (Westminster) tea cup David Cameron has warmed up for Friday’s right royal knees-up with what you might call a right prime ministerial balls-up. Dismissing shadow Treasury Chief Secretary, Angela Eagle, with the words “calm down,… Continue Reading →
This weekend writer and comedian David Mitchell took issue with warring minorities of every persuasion, arguing that we spend way too much time listening to people who just want to pick arguments. He characterised those who spend their time bickering… Continue Reading →
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pbgsEU-FE&w=480&h=390] At what point does a routine mid-life crisis turn into a full-scale Ripleyesque reinvention? Eric Lartigau’s The Big Picture explores the drastic measures taken by Parisian lawyer Paul Exben (Romain Duris), following his discovery of his wife’s infidelity…. Continue Reading →
The sun is out, winter clothes are being cast to the four winds and all is right with the world. Well not for the British media hounds who spent most of last week working themselves into a frenzy about the… Continue Reading →
Critics like to bang on about the sex scenes and nudity in the films of Nicolas Roeg. But let’s not forget the bold casting choices that saw old “rubber lips” Mick Jagger playing a louche gangster in Performance and the… Continue Reading →
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoHtIKBZUbM&w=640&h=390] With all the tanned flesh, shiny bodywork and Euro chic on display here, some of the early scenes did feel a bit like watching a car advert. Ferzan Ozpetek’s comedy drama Loose Cannons springs a few surprises –… Continue Reading →
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