The ‘27 Club’ has received a slew of biopic attention over the last few years. Amy, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and even the dramatisation of Hendrix in Jimi: All Is by My Side starring the musician Andre 3000 have illustrated meteoric, yet short careers and the tragedy and legacy of these artists’ early deaths.
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The last time an animation blasted audiences to the moon with such a casual disregard for physics or the plausibility of the astronauts (or astro–dogs/lizards) was Aardman’s A Grand Day Out, 26 years ago. While it has been one giant leap from stop- to digital animation for Paramount’s Capture The Flag, it stumbles short in the narrative and struggles to push any of the boundaries of modern conventional children’s movies.
Read MoreNepal and exploitative capitalism aren’t two things you usually find in the same sentence. Nepal, with its beautiful mountains, smiling, friendly people and association with peace and selflessness drawn from Buddhist and Hindu spirituality, is the site of this divisive documentary by the people that between them brought us Miracle on Everest, Touching The Void and 127 Hours.
Read MoreLily Tomlin quests like a 21st Century Odysseus as she attempts to scrape together $630 with her granddaughter to fund an abortion. They are both broke and the trip around town to visit figures from Tomlin’s past create the backbone of this complex but neatly packaged road trip movie. It’s a journey of feminist discovery (both for the academically-versed grandmother and her uninitiated granddaughter), inter-generational bonding, humour and liberation.
Read MoreIn the 1960s East End, The Krays may well have been the kings of the capital, but Legend chooses a
Read MoreIf there has been a more British film since Pride, it wasn’t memorable enough to be referred to.
Read MoreSam Fuller’s famous ‘shack’ is the historic and evocative setting for this documentary tribute to the great filmmaker; a tribute
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When choosing the international release title, Céline Sciamma (Water Lillies, Tomboy) had a number of options when translating her latest film
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The Last Five Years is a ‘timeless’ love story of boy meets girl. Successful novelist Jamie (Jeremy Jordan) and striving
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Mortensen plays a 19th century captain searching for his daughter, in what is referred to as ‘Patagonia’ in his latest big screen release. The great Dane (via Argentina and America) spoke to George Meixner about the new project.
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