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

3rd October 2020 by Sarah

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… We have LFF-off! It’s virtually time for the London Film Festival Read More

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

Ammonite to close BFI London Film Festival

26th August 2020 by Sarah

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: 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

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

Viva Vivarium! That ending and more…

21st August 2020 by Sarah

Very spoilery so if you don’t want to know your destiny, stop reading now and flee while you still can… (You can read my 4-star review here.) Vivarium is about the inescapability of the humdrum existence that is suburbia, and particularly about society selling us that dream and the isolation that results (Tom and Gemma… Viva Vivarium! That ending and more… Read More

Filed Under: Re-caps (spoiler warning!) Tagged With: AAA, imogen poots, jesse eisenberg, london film festival, loran finnegan, psychological horror, suburbia, vivarium

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

2nd July 2020 by Sarah

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

We Are One: A Global Film Festival launches with films from festivals around the world

26th May 2020 by Sarah

The online festival, produced and organised by YouTube and Tribeca Enterprises, will run exclusively on YouTube from 29 May to 7 June at YouTube.com/WeAreOne. We Are One will feature programming from 21 festivals and 35 countries, including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, London Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. Talks, VR content and… We Are One: A Global Film Festival launches with films from festivals around the world Read More

Filed Under: Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Film News, Lockdown, London Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Sundance London Tagged With: AAA, global film festival, london film festival, tribeca, we are one, youtube

INTERVIEW: closing in on Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan

31st March 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Mortgages are so bizarre. It’s like even the words mort-gage, it’s like death gauge. Well, when are you going to die? Right. Okay. Oh, here’s some money. Lorcan Finnegan directed the gleefully terrifying Vivarium, a vivid (and scarily recognisable) vision of the inescapable horrors of family life and suburbia in a modern, capitalist society. Vivarium… INTERVIEW: closing in on Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan Read More

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: AAA, horror, imogen poots, jesse eisenberg, london film festival, loran finnegan, scifi, suburbia, vivarium

BFI London Film Festival expands programming for public and industry

5th March 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

The BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express yesterday announced the introduction of major new Festival programmes for both public and industry audiences: Festival public programme to expand to include XR and immersive projects, as well as new series and episodic work New Industry programmes will  showcase UK creative talent and connect UK and… BFI London Film Festival expands programming for public and industry Read More

Filed Under: Film News Tagged With: AAA, bfi, london film festival

London Film Festival (LFF) – What’s It Like As Press?

24th December 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

UPDATE 2021: This was written a few years ago, pre-COVID, and pre any changes the organisers have made to their systems, so bear that in mind. I haven’t updated the article as I don’t know how LFF is operating now (sadly I’m not going this year but if you are I hope you have a good time — and stay safe!) Got a movie website? (Let’s not call it a blog…. London Film Festival (LFF) – What’s It Like As Press? Read More

Filed Under: London Film Festival Tagged With: critics, film festival, film writers, filmmaker teas, london film festival, off, press

London Film Festival Round-Up 2018

24th December 2018 by Sarah 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: 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

“The Guilty” Star Jakob Cedergren On The Making Of The Blindsiding Danish Thriller

25th October 2018 by Sarah Leave a Comment

The Guilty, a nervy, tense Danish thriller set solely in the claustrophobic confines of an emergency dispatcher’s office, is released in the UK on 26 October. Asger Holm is a policeman working on the emergency phones, often dealing with timewasters and fakers – until he receives a call from Iben, a woman who is being… “The Guilty” Star Jakob Cedergren On The Making Of The Blindsiding Danish Thriller Read More

Filed Under: Interviews, London Film Festival Tagged With: denmark, gustav moller, jakob cedergren, london film festival, off, the guilty, thriller

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

24th October 2018 by Sarah 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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Reviews

Netflix and chill: the film club discusses The Pale Blue Eye 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

See How They Run 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Maneater 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Clarkson’s Farm (TV series, season 1) 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Reef: Stalked 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Persuasion 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Jurassic World: Dominion 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Top Gun: Maverick 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Senior Year 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

H20h no! The Film Club watches Black Water: Abyss 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (TV mini series) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Pursuit Of A Jigsaw (short film) Short Film 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Operation Mincemeat 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Reed’s Point 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Let The Wrong One In 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Death On The Nile 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Deep Water 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Moonfall 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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