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TIFF 2021: Hellbound Review

Train to Busan's visionary Korean director Yeon Sang-Ho is once again delving into the horror genre (with an intriguing procedural twist) with upcoming Netflix Original Korean series Hellbound. The six-part show is based on the popular Korean webtoon Hell, which is also from Sang-Ho and cartoonist…

by Nicola Austin September 7, 2021

The BFI announce the full LFF 2021 programme

The 65th BFI London Film Festival (LFF), in partnership with American Express, has revealed the full 2021 programme line-up. Over twelve days from 6 – 17 October, flagship venue BFI Southbank and the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the LFF Gala venue for…

by Nicola Austin September 7, 2021

‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ to have its world premiere at LFF 2021

London Film Festival has announced that 20th Century Studios and Locksmith Animation will host the world premiere of Ron’s Gone Wrong at the Festival, on Saturday 9th October, ahead of the UK release in cinemas on Friday 15th October. This year’s LFF Family Gala will be the…

by Jed Wagman August 28, 2021

Annette Review

Pop duo Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks are having quite the year. You’d be forgiven for not having heard of them at the start of the year (despite having 25 albums to date) but after the brothers received their own documentary,…

by Nicola Austin August 23, 2021

Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ to close BFI LFF 2021

The 65th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is delighted to announce that this year’s Closing Night Gala will be THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Joel Coen, and from Apple Original Films and A24. The film will…

by Nicola Austin August 19, 2021

‘The Power of the Dog’ announced as BFI LFF 2021 American Express Gala

The 65th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, has announced that this year’s American Express Headline Gala will be THE POWER OF THE DOG, directed by Oscar® and Palme d’Or winning filmmaker Jane Campion. The film will receive its UK…

by Chris Gelderd August 19, 2021

Fantasia 2021: Yakuza Princess

Based on the graphic novel Samurai Shiro by Danilo Beyruth, Brazilian director Vicente Amorim puts us in the heart of the Japanese community in Sao Paulo in Brazil (the largest outside of Japan itself) for a story mixing modern action with traditional…

by Nicola Austin August 4, 2021

Netflix’s ‘The Harder They Fall’ to open 65th BFI London Film Festival

The BFI has unveiled the Opening Night Gala to kick off the upcoming 65th BFI London Film Festival - Netflix’s star-studded The Harder They Fall, directed by Londoner Jeymes Samuel. The film will receive its World Premiere on Wednesday 6 October at…

by Nicola Austin July 30, 2021

Fantasia Film Festival adds special screening of Donnie Yen’s ‘Raging Fire’

The Fantasia International Film Festival is thrilled to add an additional special screening to its 2021 slate with the Canadian Premiere of Donnie Yen’s latest action feature RAGING FIRE. Donnie Yen stars in this big-budget actioner where gunfire and kung-fu collide…

by Nicola Austin July 2, 2021

by Nicola Austin May 4, 2021

Tribeca Film Festival: Werewolves Within Review

Other than a select few, (namely Ben Wheatley's Tomb Raider and Rob Letterman's Detective Pikachu), we all know of the curse of the video-game adaptation. So when an adaptation of Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft's multiplayer VR game Werewolves Within was announced…

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Sundance Film Festival London 2021 date & headliner unveiled

The Sundance Institute and Picturehouse Cinemas has announced that Sundance Film Festival: London will return to Picturehouse Central for its sixth year from 29 July to 1 August 2021, as an in-person event. The Festival will once more welcome filmmakers to present their…

by Nicola Austin April 19, 2021

Black Bear Review

One of the biggest and most talked about films to hit Glasgow Film Festival is the long-awaited UK premiere of Black Bear, which may also turn out to be the most head scratching and thought provoking entry yet in the virtual fest.…

by Nicola Austin March 25, 2021

SXSW 2021: Violation Review

Fresh from the festival circuit, debuting initially at Toronto International Film Festival 2020 and then Sundance and SXSW film festivals in 2021, critically acclaimed revenge thriller Violation is heading to horror streaming service Shudder. Featuring a bold exploration of the rape revenge…

by Nicola Austin March 23, 2021