Tag: BFI
‘Treasures’ Section of the London Film Festival
In addition to the number of exciting new screenings at the BFI London Film Festival this year, are three ‘Treasures’. Meticulous restorations of older works…
LFF Review: Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross)
It is often said that hanging out with drunk people is unbearable when you’re sober. Drunkenness is a different state of being: it permits things…
LFF Review: This Is My Desire [Eyimofe] (Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri)
Arie and Chuko Esiri‘s first feature is a uniquely elegant one. It signals the start, I hope, of two brilliant careers. Indeed, the sheer artfulness…
LFF Review: Herself (Phyllida Lloyd)
Herself is a tale of the highs and lows in the life of Dublin based mother Sandra, who is a domestic abuse victim who finds…
LFF Review: 180 Degree Rule (Farnoosh Samadi)
Farnoosh Samadi’s feature debut is a chilling, quietly brutal drama that examines the real-life tensions caused by patriarchal society. Set in and around Tehran, Iran’s…
LFF Review: The Painter and the Thief – A Strange But Touching Tribute to a Singular Friendship
Many great film titles dilute their characters into basic descriptors: Stalker, The Graduate, Bicycle Thieves, The Passenger. All these examples attempt to define human lives…
LFF Review: Mogul Mowgli (Bassam Tariq)
In Bassam Tariq‘s first fiction feature film, Mogul Mowgli, his central character comes alive during his rap battles with other like-minded, energised young men. In…
London Film Festival 2020 Programme Lineup Announced
The BFI have revealed the full lineup of the latest London Film Festival, which is set to take place from 7-18 October 2020 in a…
More Essential London Film Festival Coverage from Paddy Mulholland at Screen on Screen
Since squatting himself somewhere in the basement of Vue to participate in our London Film Festival podcast, Paddy Mulholland, like so many other LFFers down…
63rd BFI London Film Festival (LFF) Announces Programme for 2019
Honestly, my mouth was watering long before the BFI London Film Festival were to announce their official programme for the 2019 line-up. And now, quite…
BFI London Film Festival 2018 Official Competition Selection
The official competition selection for the 62nd BFI London Film Festival has been announced, and the line-up looks amazing. This year’s line-up showcases the vast…
New East Cinema Guide to London Film Festival ’18 (Vol.1)
This year’s London Film Festival already received a pat on the shoulder for gender representation, and it is time for us to applaud it, too. So far…
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 38: What Is British Cinema?
The British are coming in the latest podcast from Filmotomy. The many compounds of the UK film industry is examined by two Brits, Bianca Garner…
