Lara has always lived in the shadow of her mother. That is, until the morning of one life-changing decision that Lara knows must be made alone. This week’s pick is Marc Hardman’s Mother, starring Jumaan Short & Miriam Margolyes, a moving, well-paced 10 minute drama. The film is one of many entries in this year’s Women’s Voices Now festival. To view it and vote, click here. Voting is (…) Continue Reading »

Based on its landlord’s memoirs (Tales From The Two Puddings by Eddie Johnson), Rob West’s documentary focuses on the iconic East End pub’s trend-setting quirks, its links to 1960s legendary characters such as the Kray twins, Harry Redknapp and David Essex, and its influence on the Barry Keefe classic The Long Good Friday. Between super 8 footage and 60s tunes, the film ignites a common (…) Continue Reading »

This international production directed by Daniel Florenico follows David Pillard, a once talented photographer, now broken down paparazzi, as he himself chases a tabloid story. Before the film ends, David will find something quite different from what he was initially looking for. Gudmundur Thorvaldsson is grippingly believable as the grieving and ailing photographer, as is Patrick Baladi who (…) Continue Reading »

In this contemporary London romance directed by award-winning director Emily Harris (Three Towers) and cult film veteran Ate de Jong (Drop Dead Fred), Vida, a young Jewish cellist from a wealthy background, falls madly in love with Arthur, a talented visual artist from a working class Welsh family. Will their passion for each other overcome the obstacles they face as they move in together and (…) Continue Reading »

"In that silent room, I heard two sounds. One high, and one low. Afterward I asked the engineer in charge why, if the room was so silent, I had heard two sounds. He said: “Describe them.” I did. He said “The high one was your nervous system in (…) Continue Reading »

London-based performance artist Bryony Kimmings first came to public attention with 7 Day Drunk, a show put together under the influence of alcohol. The subject of new documentary Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model is another ‘real world (…) Continue Reading »

The good news is that Miles Ahead, the Miles Davis biopic, has a lead actor (Don Cheadle) playing the title character that strongly resembles Davis (side eye, whilst still supporting, to you Zoe Saldana and David Oyelowo). The better news is that (…) Continue Reading »

LES HUIT SALOPARDS Se sentant apparemment à son aise dans l’univers du western, Quentin Tarantino nous propose, trois ans après sa relecture de Django, un nouveau western bien racé. Mais si son précédent western était une nouvelle déclaration (…) Lire la suite »

Apparently now well at ease with the genre, Quentin Tarantino, three years after his reinterpretation of Django, is back with a good, old-fashioned manly western. But if his previous output paid homage to spaghetti westerns, this new effort is (…) Continue Reading »

The full programme for the upcoming FRAME: THE LONDON DANCE FILM FESTIVAL 9-12 June is out! Taking place in Kingston-upon-Thames, the festival is presented by UK’s pioneering dance company BalletBoyz in association with dancescreen. FRAME showcases talent in dance, film and choreography, and will screen 122 films over the three days, premieres, new releases and classic films, alongside (…) Continue Reading »