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…
1. Let’s Get Lost | Dir. Bruce Weber | 1988
Travelling with the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter Chet Baker, Bruce Weber weaves together the life story of a jazz great. The film uses excerpts from Italian B movies, rare performance footage, and candid interviews with Baker, musicians, friends, battling ex-wives and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life.
2. Taxi to the Darkside | Dir. Alex Gibney | 2007
Awarded Best Documentary Feature at 2008 Academy Awards, Taxi to the Darkside is a gripping investigation into the shocking mistreatment of United States’ prisoners of War held in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, who also made the Oscar nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
3. Mongol | Dir. Sergei Bodrov | 2007
Tracing the formative years of legendary warrior Genghis Khan. Spanning his life from age 9 in 1172 through 1206, when the feuding nomadic clans united under his leadership, this Central Asia–set historical epic from Russian helmer Sergei Bodrov (Nomad) boasts breathtaking landscapes, dazzling cinematography, bloody battles and unique traditions.
4. Jules et Jim | Dir. François Truffaut | 1962 (BFI re-release)
Jeanne Moreau is at the centre of the definitive cinematic love triangle in Truffaut’s romantic roller-coaster of a movie, a timeless classic which is fast, funny, stylish and affecting all at once.
5. CousCous (La graine et le mulet) | Dir. Abdel Kechiche | 2007
From Abdelatif Kechiche comes an expansive, energetic, good-humoured social tableau, set in a North African dockside community, and centred around the opening of a floating restaurant. Sadly burdened with a less than enticing title for its UK release.
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