Where the heck are all the films this week? On the 6th of June we had twelve opening and fighting for attention and yesterday we had two (n.b. Wanted opened on Wednesday and Prince Caspian on Thursday).
The two in question Female Agents (looking very Charlotte Gray/ Black Books) and A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (scruffy gormless blonde haired guy on a poster full of primary colours still hits a little too close to Three and Out for me) failed to float my boat. So instead of bringing you a film of the week- I though why not take time to highlight some of the other great films released over the past weeks that are still out and about… Continue reading ‘Film(s) of the Week:’
It wasn’t an entirely unexpected announcement, not simply owing the closure of Tartan’s US Video arm at Cannes, but the rumour mill had been churning for a while and yesterday c/o Twitter I learnt that after 20 plus years of business UK distributor Tartan had closed their doors.
Continue reading ‘RIP Tartan Films’
Meet the Director | Guy Maddin on My Winnipeg | Canada | 2007
Mon 30th June 7:00pm | Apple Store, Regent Street | Free
Have you ever wanted to relive your childhood and do things differently? Director Guy Maddin, along with producer Jody Shapiro, will discuss his hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. After discussing the film, Guy and Jody will take questions from the audience. They will also announce an exciting competition for aspiring filmmakers. My Winnipeg opens across the UK on July 4.
Film Knights | Man on Wire | Dir. James Marsh | USA | 2008
Tue July 1st 6:45pm | Curzon Soho | *Free* + a free drink to mill about in the Curzon bar with afterward
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On the morning of August 7, 1974, New Yorkers looked to the skies in Lower Manhattan to see a solitary man, clad in black, dancing across a wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center complex. That man was French performance artist Philippe Petit, and his story is recounted in James Marsh’s enthralling documentary, Man on Wire.
With a command performance from Petit himself as well as interviews, archival footage, photographs and dramatic reconstructions, Marsh weaves an epic account of this criminal conspiracy, nearly eight years in the making. Man on Wire is a larger than life documentary, befitting the astonishing achievements and outsize personality of Petit, that has established itself as an audience favourite at festivals around the world.
Oh my goodness did you know that cinema attendance figures are falling? What on earth is a film industry to do? Well thankfully those smart brains over at Neilsen PreView have pointed out that we might not need to rebuild the whole distribution model- as there’s a far easier answer … make 3D movies. Continue reading ‘I’ve seen the Future & it has 3 Dimensions’
This month’s UNCUT will feature a number of works from recent graduates in film and moving image courses across the UK. While many of the films screened will stem from more traditional film, video and animation courses, there will also be a fair representation of the increasing number of productions stemming from fine arts, media and graphics.
Details…
UNCUT Independent Film Forum
Sat 28th June 1:30pm | ICA | £7/ £6 concessions/ £5 members | Book Online
A trio of films that provide an insight into Norbert Kox, his work and the world in which he lives. Featuring the London Premier of ”Norbert H. Kox, American Visionary Artist” produced by Disinformation in an extended 20 minute cut. This sympathetic documentary takes us into the studio and mind of the self-professed apocalyptic surrealist and gives Kox the stage to help us understand the meaning and purpose of his work. Continue reading ‘Sacred Pastures KinoKULTURE’
Or not so now, if you’re on a train half way to Edinburgh. Fate decreed this weekend for the BFI to not only schedule a film I’ve been desperate to see on the big screen for goodness knows how long, but they do so in a the in the middle a mini season full of other delights. Continue reading ‘Anime Now: Tekkonkinkreet’
Yes I’m ashamed to admit that I let last week slip by without a W.O.F. F.O.W. but thankfully we’re back again this week with a real killer…
Killer of Sheep | Dir. Charles Burnett | 1977
I defy people not be seduced by such a straight and impacting title. Its a film which has been on my ‘to do’ list since I caught a clip during the press launch of the London Film Festival last year. Through my own inept knowledge I lived under the delusion between then and now that this was a classic film being re-released that had slipped below my radar. But I soon learnt this is the first time the film has been released in the UK, having been detangled over 30 years from an expensive copyright mess. Continue reading ‘Film of the Week: Killer of Sheep’
Elaborate fanfare please! Yes it’s easy to give your blog the world premiere of a poster when you work for the company distributing it, and even more so when it was you who was in charge of overseeing the design of it. But I guess if you’ve got it then flaunt it, and so I present to you the official UK poster for Guy Maddin’s docu-fantasia ‘My Winnipeg‘, which will be in UK cinemas from July 4th. Continue reading ‘UK Winnipeg Poster- World Exclusive’
