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10 March 2015
The Reel Deal’s Which Films To Watch This Weekend
by Mydylarama teamThe team’s films to watch - Still Alice, Hyena, Dream Catcher Continue Reading »
5 March 2015
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence - Glasgow Film Festival
by Nisha RamayyaA Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence is ‘the final part of a trilogy about being a human being’, divided into over 30 self-contained scenes. In his note of intention, director Roy Andersson lists his influences: Bruegel the Elder’s painting ‘Hunters in the Snow’, in which four birds seem to observe a village scene from above; the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) art movement, (...) Continue Reading »
2 March 2015
Appropriate Behaviour - Glasgow Film Festival
by Nisha RamayyaAppropriate Behaviour is the first feature film from Desiree Akhavan, who writes, directs, and stars in this self-consciously superficial study of identity politics. The protagonist interrupts a discussion about bias against the queer community (...) Continue Reading »
2 March 2015
Enemies of Happiness - Best of Dochouse
by Miranda MungaiEnemies of Happiness/ Vores lykkes fjender is a powerful exploration of the determination and sheer hard work of Malalai Joya in the ten days leading up to the 2005 Afghanistan elections-the first democratic parliamentary election in over 30 (...) Continue Reading »
28 February 2015
Queens of Syria - Glasgow Film Festival
by Nisha RamayyaPhoto credit: Lynn Alleva Lilley
Queens of Syria documents the first stage of the ongoing Syrian Trojan Women project, which began in Amman, Jordan, late 2013 (www.syriatrojanwomen.org). Through a combination of drama therapy and revisionist (...) Continue Reading »
21 February 2015
It Follows
by Abla KandalaftCritics’ Week’s best film (in this writer’s opinion) has finally landed in the UK. I was surprised -and delighted- to find out a horror film was among the competition’s selection, despite its championing of genre cinema. And I have to admit, shamefully, that I did think chances were it would be a little too experimental and left-field to really provoke genuine scares and jumps and provide (...) Continue Reading »
20 February 2015
The Reel Deal’s Which Films To Watch This Weekend
by Mydylarama teamOur patners at The Reel Deal’s Films To Watch This Weekend, presented by Joe Forreseter and Rebecca Perfect: Continue Reading »
16 February 2015
Corn Island- Crystal Globe Winner Karlovy Vary IFF
by Judy HarrisEvery springtime the rising tide of the Inguri river sweeps across the Georgian mountains, washing soil and rock into the valley below. These pieces of earth congeal into tiny islands on which local peasants harvest crops of corn. Corn Island (...) Continue Reading »
13 February 2015
British presence at Clermont 2015
by Brasserie du Court team, Clotilde CouturierLet’s have a drink at the "Brasserie du Court" in partnership with the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival : Spotlight on the British presence at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, with an interview with "Port Nasty" ’s Director Rob Zywietz. Continue Reading »
13 February 2015
The Reel Deal’s Which Films To Watch This Weekend
by Mydylarama teamOur patners at The Reel Deal’s Films To Watch This Weekend, presented by Joe Forreseter and Rebecca Perfect, released to coincide with the Clapham PH’s special screening of Love is Strange. Continue Reading »