Film
Interview: 10 Questions for Mads MikkelsenWednesday, 13 June 2012
From playing a blood-weeping Bond villain in 2006’s Casino Royale to his repeated collaborations with directors such as Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) and Susanne Bier (After The Wedding), Danish-born actor Mads Mikkelsen has carved out a respected... Read more... |
PolisseWednesday, 13 June 2012
Hailed in some quarters for its gruelling realism in the depiction of the work of the Paris-based Child Protection Unit (the French call it La Brigade de Protection des Mineurs), Polisse is another French cop drama but with tiresome pretensions of... Read more... |
The Women on the 6th FloorTuesday, 12 June 2012Spanish maids teach their French employers a thing or two. Trans-Pyrenean class comedy. Director: Philippe Le Guay. Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Berta Ojea. Trailer: Read more... |
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is PresentTuesday, 12 June 2012Portrait of the artist as an agent provocateur. Director: Matthew Akers. Trailer: Read more... |
The HunterTuesday, 12 June 2012What will they think of next? Psychological thriller about the hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. Murky biotech types get involved. Based on novel by Julia Leigh. Director: Daniel Nettheim. Starring: Willem Dafoe, Frances O'Connor, Sam Neill.... Read more... |
7 Days in HavanaTuesday, 12 June 2012Multi-director portrait of America's neighbour. Director: Benicio del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Gaspar Noe, Elia Suleiman, Juan Carlos Tabio. Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Daniel Bruhl, Emir Kusturica, Melissa Rivera, Elia Suleiman. Trailer: Read more... |
God Bless AmericaTuesday, 12 June 2012Middle-aged loser/loner enlists teenage sidekick to go on highly satirical killing spree in the US of A. If you liked Super you'll like this. Director: Bob Goldthwait. Starring: Joel Murray, Tara Lynn. Trailer: Read more... |
The Amazing Spider-ManTuesday, 12 June 2012Look who's back, this time in 3D. Human arachnid in tight-fitting websuit is now played by a Brit. Director: Marc Webb. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifan, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan. Trailer: Read more... |
Your Sister's SisterTuesday, 12 June 2012Maybe this is a better bet for Blunt fans than Five-Year Engagement. Two sisters get heavy with the same dude. Remote island romcom. Director: Lynn Shelton. Starring: Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWitt. Trailer: Read more... |
King of Devil's IslandTuesday, 12 June 2012Teenager accused of murder is sent to a brutal island reform school. Nordic to the bone. Director: Marius Holst. Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen, Kristoffer Joner. Trailer: Read more... |
Killer JoeTuesday, 12 June 2012the director of The Godfather, a pitch-black entertainment about a young man in debt hiring a hitman to kill his mother and collect the insurance. Director: William Friedkin. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, June Temple, Thomas Haden... Read more... |
The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieTuesday, 12 June 2012Surreal classic from 40 years back needs no introduction. Director: Luis Bunuel. Starring: Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Stephane Audran, Bulle Ogier. Trailer: Read more... |
