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… Relishing Relic Read More
We have LFF-off! It’s virtually time for the London Film Festival
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
Ammonite to close BFI London Film Festival
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
Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to open 64th BFI London Film Festival this October
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
Viva Vivarium! That ending and more…
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
BFI London Film Festival’s 2020 format announced: virtual premieres, regional cinema screenings – and you, the jury
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
We Are One: A Global Film Festival launches with films from festivals around the world
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
INTERVIEW: closing in on Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan
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
BFI London Film Festival expands programming for public and industry
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
London Film Festival (LFF) – What’s It Like As Press?
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
London Film Festival Round-Up 2018
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
“The Guilty” Star Jakob Cedergren On The Making Of The Blindsiding Danish Thriller
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