Cate Blanchett is in full chameleon mode in this fascinating and surprisingly playful film. Neither fiction nor documentary, Manifesto is an entertaining oddity with a very unusual concept.
Manifesto (2017)
Category: cinema
Watched on the big screen – the best way to see a film!
Jabberwocky (1977)
Terry Gilliam's first film as sole director, lovingly restored by the BFI and Criterion, is an energetic and amusing yarn with a strong visual style. Even the mud looks beautiful.
White Heat (1949)
My first Jimmy Cagney gangster flick (and on the big screen no less) and it's a good one.
Tower (2016)
Would you have the courage to risk your life to save someone else? In 1966 a man with a rifle started shooting at passers-by indiscriminately from the top of a tower in Austin, Texas. Bodies lay on the street. The shooting continued for ninety minutes before the gunman was stopped. This film recounts the stories… Continue reading Tower (2016)
Endless Poetry (aka Poesía sin Fin) (2016)
"You should not fear getting old, you become free from concerns about sex, money and passions. It is the time when you detach from yourself". Well into his 80s, Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky is returning to his youth.
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
The Guardian review of Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals is spot on. It's a bold film of two interlocking tales: one a character study of Amy Adams's art dealer Susan and secondly a dramatisation of her ex-husband's first novel that she's reading. The novel dramatisation is a tense West-Texan revenge thriller and it's genuinely exciting. It… Continue reading Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
"I've made a number of films in my career that are prestigious and important. This isn't one of them".
Phantasm (1979)
Phantasm was a low-budget independent horror film from 1979 that had a second life on VHS in the eighties. It’s now been restored by Arrow Video.
Lo and Behold: Revieries of the Connected World (2016)
It's not surprising that Werner Herzog doesn't own a smartphone but he's made a documentary contemplating the Internet age. Aptly, this UK premiere was followed by a q&a that was broadcast to other cinemas and homes across the country. 'Lo and Behold' starts with the birth of the Internet in 1969, and goes on to explore… Continue reading Lo and Behold: Revieries of the Connected World (2016)
Goldstone (2016)
Well I disagree with the Aussie critics on this one. Goldstone, which tonight had its European premiere at the LFF, isn't the masterpiece that some critics proclaim but it does have its moments. Maybe this is because director Ivan Sen is trying to do it all - cinematography (beautiful), editing (competent), music (hackneyed), script (slightly… Continue reading Goldstone (2016)
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