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Yorgos Lanthimos’ Film4 backed feature POOR THINGS has won the Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival. POOR THINGS marks Film4’s fourth collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos after backing THE FAVOURITE, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER and THE LOBSTER, each of…

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by Chris Connor October 14, 2022

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LFF 2022: Banshees of Inisherin

2008’s In Bruges - which saw Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson’s hit men laying low in the Belgian city - has become something of a cult classic, following critical acclaim and an adoring fanbase. So it should come as no surprise then…

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by Jed Wagman October 11, 2022

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Instant Gra-TV-Cation: Online Panel Discussing Streaming Set For LFF

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by Nicola Austin September 28, 2022

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The trailer for Cartoon Saloon’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’ is here

Netflix has released the brand new trailer for the next instalment from Academy Award®-nominated Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, My Fathers Dragon, which will have it's premiere at London Film Festival later this month. The film is inspired by the Newbery-honored children’s…

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by Nicola Austin August 3, 2022

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‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ to close BFI’s London Film Festival 2022

The 66th BFI London Film Festival (5-16 October) in partnership with American Express is thrilled to announce that this year’s Closing Night Gala will be filmmaker Rian Johnson’s GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie…

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by Nicola Austin June 30, 2022

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World premiere of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ to open BFI London Film Festival 2022

The 66th BFI London Film Festival (5-16 October) in partnership with American Express is excited to announce that this year’s Opening Night Gala will be ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, starring Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Sindhu Vee…

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by Nicola Austin September 28, 2021

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A deadly rivalry continues in new ‘The Harder They Fall’ trailer

Ahead of it's UK debut at the opening night of the London Film Festival, Netflix has unveiled an action-packed trailer for the star-studded Western, The Harder They Fall. When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba)…

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by Nicola Austin August 19, 2021

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‘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…

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by Nicola Austin November 15, 2020

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Ammonite Review

English director Francis Lee swaps the green dales of Yorkshire for the grey coastline of Lyme Regis in his sophomore outing, Ammonite. Lee shines a light on acclaimed self-taught paleontologist Mary Anning's remarkable accomplishments in this 1840s period costume drama. Mary…

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by Nicola Austin October 19, 2020

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LFF 2020: David Byrne’s American Utopia

David Bryne, the hugely talented singer, songwriter, artist, actor and founding member of Talking Heads, has collaborated with Spike Lee for one of this year's most joyous films yet. In an unpredictable year where much of the arts has unfortunately had to…

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by Nicola Austin October 13, 2020

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LFF 2020: Soul Review

Pixar's latest offering marks a return to the studio's signature emotional and inventive outings, hopefully indicating a move away from disappointing sequels. Premiering at the BFI London Film Festival 2020 before controversially heading to streaming service Disney+, Soul importantly marks the studio's…

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by Billie Melissa October 12, 2020

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LFF 2020: Undine Review

Christian Petzold's Undine, stars Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski in his experimental romance film with a supernatural and mythological twist. Beer plays Undine, a freelance historian with an affinity for Berlin's urban development who catches the eye of Christoph (Rogowski) when he…

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by Billie Melissa October 9, 2020

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LFF 2020: Relic Review

Natalie Erika James burst onto the feature-length scene with Relic, a 90-minute horror that features Bella Heathcote, Emily Mortimer and Robyn Nevin as three generations of women. Being well-versed in the genre, previously having directed two short-horrors, James showcases her skill right…

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by Billie Melissa October 8, 2020

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LFF 2020: Kajillionaire Review

Miranda July is unparalleled in her ability to explore intimacy in the most unique and captivating way. Her work, spanning back to the nineties covers a variety of mediums from performance, to books, to art, to film. She has covered all bases…

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by Nicola Austin October 4, 2020

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LFF 2020: Mogul Mowgli Review

"They all ask you where you're from, the question seems simple but the answer's kinda long." Premiering earlier this year at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, Bassam Tariq's first feature length film is an impassioned exploration of cultural identity and heritage…

Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ wins the Golden Lion prize

LFF 2022: Banshees of Inisherin

Instant Gra-TV-Cation: Online Panel Discussing Streaming Set For LFF

The trailer for Cartoon Saloon’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’ is here

‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ to close BFI’s London Film Festival 2022

World premiere of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ to open BFI London Film Festival 2022

A deadly rivalry continues in new ‘The Harder They Fall’ trailer

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

Ammonite Review

LFF 2020: David Byrne’s American Utopia

LFF 2020: Soul Review

LFF 2020: Undine Review

LFF 2020: Relic Review

LFF 2020: Kajillionaire Review

LFF 2020: Mogul Mowgli Review

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