Features
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Forgotten Classic: ‘Cocktail’
I know what most of the discerning film connoisseurs amongst you are thinking. Surely he doesn’t mean the appalling 1988 Tom Cruise film, and if he does, can somebody please put this man in a straight jacket and ensure he is never allowed to express his opinions on a public forum again.I understand your concerns,…
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ICA: Exploring the Craft of the Moving Image
BAFTA and the ICA present a unique series of masterclasses led by award-winning practitioners from the worlds of film, television and video games at the ICA throughout February and March 2011. On 2 February, BAFTA welcomes Nicolas Chaudeurge to the ICA. Having trained at the National Film and Television School, Nicolas has been editing drama…
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Oscars 2011: 83rd Academy Awards nominations
At 13:30 GMT today, the American Academy released the Oscar nominations for this year’s 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, to be held on 27 February. British films anticipating some recognition prior to the announcement included Tom Hooper’s hotly tipped drama The King’s Speech and Danny Boyle’s superbly tense, adrenaline soaked thriller 127 Hours. In addition, British…
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Total Film Movie Blog Awards 2011: 5 Days Left to Vote!
There are now just under 5 days remaining to vote for CineVue as Best Overall Blog in the Total Film Movie Blog Awards 2011. The competition has been fierce and with the current counts hidden, the last few days of voting could well be pivotal. To back the site, please head over to the Total…
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Barbican Film: Andrei Konchalovsky’s ‘House of Fools’
This Saturday will see Russian director and writer Andrei Konchalovsky at the Barbican Centre for a screen talk on his internationally acclaimed and award winning film, House of Fools (2002). After the screening he will be in conversation with Sight & Sound’s Edward Lawernson, followed by a Q & A session.House of Fools is a…
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Baftas 2011: ‘The King’s Speech’ bags fourteen noms
The nominations were announced this morning for the 2011 Baftas, with Tom Hooper’s period drama The King’s Speech (2010) leading the way with fourteen nominations including Best Film and Best Actor for Colin Firth’s turn as the stammering King George VI. American director Darren Aronofsky’s highly anticipated psychological ballet thriller Black Swan (2010) – released…
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Special Feature: ‘Bruce Lee, My Brother’
Acclaimed Chinese director Raymond Yip’s Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) is not the high kicking martial arts amalgamation one might expect from the title, but instead takes a sentimental journey from the renowned actor’s childhood through to his late teen years, and is adapted from a book written by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Told…
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Barbican Film: Andrei Konchalovsky Directorspective
Gloss, released in 2007, will be screening at the Barbican this month on Saturday 20 with an introduction from the director himself as part of the ‘Andrei Konchalovsky Directorspective‘. Each film has been chosen by Konchalovsky and the season will reflect the breadth of his critically acclaimed work.Gloss exposes the obsession western culture has with beauty…
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Forgotten Classic: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ & ’25th Hour’
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)Stanley Kubrick’s final film was savaged by critics and ignored by audiences upon it’s 1999 release. Some have accused it of being nothing more than soft pornography and the career low of a great artist, but like any complex masterpiece, it’s difficult to appreciate after only one viewing and if ever a…
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Special Feature: Watch films online with LOVEFiLM
The LOVEFiLM service is now available through a user interface on all SONY BRAVIA Internet Video TVs, Internet@TV Samsung TV models, with Blu-ray players, Home Cinema System, as well as through the Xbox, PS3 and home computers. Members of LOVEFiLM on unlimited subscription packages can access movie titles instantly via their remote control, in addition to the…