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Fantastic Foxes in Leicester Square, spies in Cambridge, bicycles at the Barbican: the pick of the autumn film festivals
Wednesday, 09 September 2009
Does Britain have too many film festivals? Not so very long ago, there were only two of these games around: the London Film Festival - which unveiled its full line-up this morning and begins on 14 October - and Edinburgh. Now, though, there are hundreds.
Does Britain have too many film festivals? Not so very long ago, there were only two of these games around: the London Film Festival - which unveiled its full line-up this morning and begins on 14 October - and Edinburgh. Now, though, there are hundreds.
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Eiffel review - sensuous secret history
Concocted romance gives the Eiffel Tower shaky but lavishly entertaining foundations
Nope review - more a nope than a yep
Jordan Peele fails to reach his own extremely high bar, with this so-so genre mashup
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC review - cheap thrills
Chasteningly mundane history of punk venue Max's, plus Sid Vicious' last stand
Give Them Wings review - down but not out in Darlington
Daniel Watson and Toyah Willcox shine as a disabled man and his doughty mam
Our Eternal Summer review - tragedy taps authentic teenage emotions in Marseille
Innocence ends abruptly for a group of school leavers in Emilie Aussel's promising directorial debut
Bullet Train review - not really a first class ticket
Brad Pitt and some superlative set-pieces keep this action comedy on the tracks
Hit the Road review - leaving Tehran for truth and freedom
Panah Panahi’s accomplished, witty and humane debut is a road movie that speaks far beyond his native Iran
The Fire of Love review - awe-inspiring footage of volcanoes marred by sentimental narration
A love affair conducted in a volcanic cauldron
Bob Rafelson (1933-2022): New Hollywood's raging bull
A bruising encounter with the late director on inventing Jack Nicholson, and terminal films
Blu-ray: Get Carter
Super-cool Michael Caine is at his best in Mike Hodges's masterpiece of British cinema
Where the Crawdads Sing review - picturesque film glosses over its darker themes
Delia Owens's bestseller gets a lightweight movie makeover
The Gray Man, Netflix review - the Russo brothers explore big-bang theory
Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans enjoy themselves in cacophonous spy romp
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