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BLOG: relishing Relic

9th October 2020 by Sarah Cartland

Relic – the much-lauded horror film (and first feature) from director Natalie Erika James – is screening tonight (9 October) at the London Film Festival. It’s an online screening, and at the time of writing (typing?) there are still tickets available. Here’s the synopsis: A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of… BLOG: relishing Relic Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: AAA, LFF, london film festival, relic, rotten tomatoes

BLOG: We have LFF-off! It’s virtually time for the London Film Festival

3rd October 2020 by Sarah Cartland

By which I mean it’s already here, virtually, for Press, and is less than a week away for the public (the festival runs from 7-18 October). This year LFF features over 50 virtual premieres, free online events and cinema screenings across the UK. Delve into the whole feature programme here and the short films programme… BLOG: We have LFF-off! It’s virtually time for the London Film Festival Read More

Filed Under: Blog, Film Festivals, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, LFF, london film festival, press

London Film Festival: Screen Talk with George Clooney

2nd October 2020 by Sarah Cartland

*** The Midnight Sky: read my 3.5/5 review and article *** Clooney will discuss his illustrious and varied career, as well as his latest feature The Midnight Sky. Taking place virtually on Sunday 18 October at 4pm, the event will be free to access both in the UK and internationally via the BFI YouTube channel…. London Film Festival: Screen Talk with George Clooney Read More

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Film News, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, george clooney, LFF, screen talks, the midnight sky

Ammonite to close BFI London Film Festival

26th August 2020 by Sarah Cartland

The UK Premiere of Ammonite will screen to audiences at BFI Southbank and in selected cinemas across the UK Francis Lee’s drama, a lesbian love story about 19th century English palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman she is asked to take under her wing, has been selected as the closing film for his year’s… Ammonite to close BFI London Film Festival Read More

Filed Under: Featured 3, Film Festivals, Film News, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, ammonite, fossils, francis lee, kate winslet, lesbian romance, LFF, london film festival, mary anning, palaeontology, saoirse ronan

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to open 64th BFI London Film Festival this October

24th August 2020 by Sarah Cartland

The European Premiere of Mangrove, one of five films from the Small Axe Anthology, will play for free to audiences at BFI Southbank and in selected cinemas across the UK. The film, directed by the multi-award-winning visual artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons, stars Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes and Malachi Kirby. Marking 50… Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to open 64th BFI London Film Festival this October Read More

Filed Under: Featured 3, Film Festivals, Film News, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, LFF, london film festival, mangrove, small axe anthology, steve mcqueen

BFI London Film Festival’s 2020 format announced: virtual premieres, regional cinema screenings – and you, the jury

2nd July 2020 by Sarah Cartland

This year it’s all about Virtual LFF and LFF In Cinemas. And as a one-off for this edition, audiences will take the place of the Festival’s official jury. The full line-up will be announced online on 8 September – the festival runs rom 7 to 18 October. The first ever edition of the Festival to… BFI London Film Festival’s 2020 format announced: virtual premieres, regional cinema screenings – and you, the jury Read More

Filed Under: Featured 3, Film Festivals, Film News, Lockdown, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, LFF, LFF 2020, london film festival, virtual film festival

London Film Festival Round-Up 2018

24th December 2018 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

I saw some films! I met Jessica Hynes! I saw more films! I interview people! I met Jessica Hynes! And I spent a fortune on rail travelcards to meet Jessica Hynes! The 2018 BFI London Film Festival (LFF) ran from 10-21 October, finishing with me meeting Jessica Hynes, I mean with a red carpet world… London Film Festival Round-Up 2018 Read More

Filed Under: Film Articles, London Film Festival Tagged With: assassination nation, border, colette, film festivals, LFF, london film festival, mandy, sometimes always never, sorry to bother you, stan and ollie, suspiria, the favourite, the fight, the front runner, the guilty

Jessica Hynes On Freedom In Filmmaking & Her “Kurosawa Scene”

24th October 2018 by Sarah Cartland Leave a Comment

Jessica Hynes, writer and star of Channel 4 comedy Spaced and star of W1A and The Royle Family (among many, many other shows and movies), has recently directed her first feature film, the micro budget seaside-set family drama The Fight. The movie follows frazzled mum Tina who takes up boxing when she’s forced to find ways to acknowledge… Jessica Hynes On Freedom In Filmmaking & Her “Kurosawa Scene” Read More

Filed Under: Interviews, London Film Festival, Support Indie Film Tagged With: boxing, family, indie filmmaking, jessica hynes, LFF, london film festival, micro budget, ryan eddleston, the fight

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