Features
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Red Carpet: ‘Attack The Block’ UK Premiere
Last night the best and brightest of British comic talent stepped out to take in the premiere of Joe Cornish’s debut film, Attack The Block (2011). A very contemporary and very British take on the popular alien invasion genre, it’s attracted a wealth of interest from movie goers and critics alike; not to be left…
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ICA: ‘Sparrow’
A man gets dressed in his bedroom; a bird flies in; he catches it and sets it loose again, only for it to return; the room is silent; the man smiles; a flute flurries over the top. Is Sparrow (2008) really a Johnnie To film? Yes – and the Exiled (2006) director is kicking it…
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ICA: ‘Eraserhead’
This week the ICA hosted a special screening of a genuine masterpiece of cult, avant garde cinema. Ever since its release thirty four years ago, David Lynch’s Eraserhead (1977) has remained a defining moment in the world of experimental cinema and, in my view, remains Lynch’s crowning achievement.As one of surrealist cinema’s finest exponents, David…
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Special Feature: Nominate CineVue in the 2011 LAMMY Awards
What better way to celebrate CineVue´s first Birthday than by nominating the site for an award or two at the annual LAMMYs, run by the friendly guys at the LAMB (the Large Association of Movie Blogs). Some of the most desirable crowns include Best Blog, Best Design, Best New LAMB and Best Movie Reviewer, and you can…
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Special Feature: Fantastic Factory Presents
For cult fans, this month sees the release of an exclusive four disc box set from the Fantastic Factory label, which is bound to draw a fair amount of interest and attention. ‘The Fantastic Factory presents’ compiles four of the labels most successful films: Beyond Re-Animator (2003), Arachnid (2001), Faust: Love of the Damned (2000)…
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Special Feature: ‘Scarface’ Coming to Blu-ray
Say hello to our little friend! Yes, ladies and gentleman, CineVue is excited to reveal that Brian De Palma’s critically acclaimed underworld classic Scarface (1983) will soon be available to own on Blu-ray. Get ready to relive some of Al Pacino’s finest moments – for the first time in high definition – this September.The Blu-ray…
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Special Feature: Wikio Top 20 UK cinema blogs – April 2011
The good people down at Wikio have been hard at work again compiling yet another run down of their Top 20 UK Cinema Blogs. CineVue are proud to hold a coveted position among these illustrious few and are pleased to reveal that we’ve moved up yet another place in the current rankings. Of course, this doesn’t mean…
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Red Carpet: ‘Sucker Punch’ UK Premiere
On Wednesday night we hit the red carpet in London’s Leicester Square for the UK premiere of Zack Snyder’s new epic fantasy flick, Sucker Punch (2011). The event was attended by thousands of die-hard graphic novel fanatics, as well as television reporters, journalists and the occasional face-about-town Alex Zane. Then of course there were the…
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Special Feature: 10 facts about Vincent Gallo
1. Vincent Gallo is widely known for his work as an actor but as a young artist he poured the majority of his creativity and passions into music, working alongside graffiti artist Jean Michel Basquiat in Gray, a 1970’s experimental music project, and in rock band ‘Bunny’ with Lukas Haas. Mr Gallo has been around the…
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Special Feature: Acting families in film
Lots of performing artists have followed in the footsteps of their acting parents, siblings or extended family: just think the Baldwins, the Sheens and the Sutherlands. To celebrate the March 28 DVD release of City Island (2010), starring Andy Garcia and his daughter Dominik Garcia-Lorido, we take a look at films that featured real life…
