Features
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Oscars 2015: Nine nods for ‘Birdman’ & ‘Grand Budapest’
Following hot on the heels of last week’s Bafta nominations in London as well as the weekend’s telling Golden Globe results, at 1.30pm GMT today the list of nominees for this year’s 87th Academy Awards were broadcast across the globe. With presenting duties split between J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón, as well as Chris Pine…
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Baftas 2015: Five for ‘Grand Budapest’
Earlier this evening, Wes Anderson’s Berlin International Film Festival opener The Grand Budapest Hotel took the Baftas by storm, walking away with a total of five awards – most of which were for technical achievements. Following closely behind with three wins apiece were James Marsh’s Stephen Hawking drama The Theory of Everything and Damien Chazelle’s…
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Special Feature: Batman to Birdman
F. Scott Fitzgerald once claimed that “there are no second acts in American lives.” Though dismissive of the phoenix-like revival of his fellow countrymen, it’s proved largely unfounded when it comes to the Hollywood leading man. Amongst the showbiz second acts, eighties relics such as John Travolta and Mickey Rourke have both managed to pick…
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Baftas 2015: ‘Grand Budapest’ leads noms
Announced by Stephen Fry and Sam Claflin, this year’s Bafta nominations were revealed yesterday morning. Wes Anderson’s Berlinale opener The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the pack with eleven nominations, earning nods for Best Film, Best British Actor, Best Director as well as a host of technical awards. Elsewhere, Oscar hopefuls Birdman, the 12-years-in-the-making Boyhood and Second…
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Top 20 Films of 2014: Part Two (10-1)
Welcome to our rundown of the top ten films of 2014. To see the cinematic delights that comprised the rest of our top twenty, check out our first post here. We’d also like to take the time to mention some of the films that narrowly missed out but remain deserving of recognition. Festival favourites Jauja, The…
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Top 20 Films of 2014: Part One (20-11)
It’s that time of year where we brace ourselves for what’s to come. Yet before we say au revoir to 2014 the CineVue team has taken the time to cogitate on the cinematic delights of the past twelve months. This year we’ve decided to split the list in two; partly to help promote indie films…
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Special Feature: A Century of Chinese Cinema at the BFI
This July, the BFI’s A Century of Chinese Cinema season (which runs all the way up until 7 October) shifts its focus towards the illustrious wuxia and the visually stunning, allegorical dimensions of the Fourth and Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers. Chinese cinema has always been inextricably linked to the country’s fluctuating sociopolitical landscape, with…
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Special Feature: World Film Locations – Shanghai
Shanghai has a long, rich cinematic history, spanning from the Golden Age of Chinese cinema in the 1930s to its modern role as an international production hub for both Western and Eastern filmmakers. World Film Locations: Shanghai is the latest in Intellect Books’ cinematic guidebooks, providing a considered and informed psychogeographical exploration of the relationship…
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Special Feature: Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2014
Now in its 18th year, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival runs from 18-28 March 2014 with a programme of twenty award-winning documentary and feature films screening at the Curzon Mayfair, Curzon Soho, Ritzy Brixton and the Barbican. Jehane Noujaim’s award-winning documentary The Square (2013) serves as the Festival’s fundraising benefit at Curzon Mayfair on…
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Oscars 2014: ‘Gravity’ pulls in seven, ’12 Years’ Best Picture
This year’s accolade season finally drew to a close last night/this morning with the star-studded 86th Academy Awards ceremony. As predicted, Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity was the big winner of the night with seven awards including Best Director, Achievement in Cinematography and Best Original Score. However, it was British director Steve McQueen’s hotly tipped 12 Years a Slave…