★★★★☆ When Sundog Pictures, the producers of Cosmo Feilding-Mellen’s activist documentary Breaking the Taboo (2011), wrote to Morgan Freeman asking him to narrate their disquisition on the colossal failures of the war on drugs, Freeman replied, “At last, a voice of reason. Count me in”. A persuasively urgent call to Continue Reading
★★★★☆ December sees London’s BFI Southbank pay tribute to a true cinematic icon and all-round American sweetheart, Doris Day. The actress (now in her 90th year) was the quintessential girl next door of the age, and enjoyed an unparalleled run of hits for a female star in the fifties and Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Wu-Tang Clan member RZA’s The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) walks a fine line between blank parody and loving homage to the kung fu classics of the 1970s. With the burden of a ‘Quentin Tarantino presents’ moniker front and centre on all of the promotional campaign, Iron Fists Continue Reading
This week, CineVue is partnering with Ilex Press to offer one lucky reader the chance to win all six books in the FilmCraft Series. Each entry in the collection offers deep insight into the working practices of the world’s most distinguished professionals, covering their inspiration, collaboration, and work on set. Continue Reading
Returning to the acclaimed role that won him the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best Actor award in Eytan Fox’s Yossi & Jagger back in 2003, Israeli screen star Ohad Knoller gives yet another extraordinary performance as Yossi, a gay man living out a solitary existence in Tel Aviv. To celebrate the Continue Reading
The eagerly anticipated sequel to the hugely successful 2010 ensemble epic, The Expendables 2 (2012) once again reunites some of cinema’s greatest ever action heroes for an all-singing, all-dancing, all-exploding romp through hostile enemy territory. To celebrate the pre-Christmas home entertainment release of The Expendables 2 on Monday 10 December, Continue Reading
