Rachel Bannister assesses Lynne Ramsay’s film, an adaptation of the novel by Lionel Shriver.
Bradford College animation students Zara, Alison and Ayesha review the animated shorts shown in three Panorama segments at BAF 2011.
Animation student Zara Hussain discovers a new passion for motion capture at Karl Abson’s workshop.
Curator of Photography Greg Hobson reviews Watabe Yukichi’s intriguing project A Criminal Investigation.
Greg Hobson takes a look at Taryn Simon’s new photography book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Tate Modern.
Guest blogger Mike McKenny reviews Mohamed Al-Daradji’s Son of Babylon and gives an overview of LIFF’s Q&A session with the director.
Mike McKenny takes a deep dive into the world of the Ford brothers’ zombie flick The Dead, with a review of the movie and an interview with the directors and star Rob Freeman.
Day 3 of BIFF 2011 sees Jamie enjoying short films, a zombie romance and an interview with the legendary Terry Gilliam—but a Northern noir fails to impress.
Continuing his film odyssey, Jamie watches football, fantasy, and avant-garde films… and a drunk man sings ‘A Whole New World’.
Jamie kicks off 2011’s film festival with a Charlie Chaplin/Claire Bloom two-hander, an introduction to Amos Vogel and the Cinema 16 society, and a duo of documentaries.
Our animation festival is over for another year—here are some of the highlights, from fantastic guest speakers to Doctor Who videogames.
If you love animation, you’ll be delighted with The Illusionist, based on a script by Jacques Tati and directed by Sylvain Chromet (of Belleville Rendezvous fame). Our Film Programmer, Tom Vincent, gives his expert opinion.