One of Luc Besson’s earliest cinematic accomplishments, Nikita went on to spawn
an American and a Hong Kong remake, as well as various television shows in
different forms, the most recent featuring Maggie Q as the tit…Read More...
Claude Chabrol’s New Wave drama Les Cousins re-visits the age old stereotypes
of the bad boy versus the nice guy. The world cinema film was made about a year
after Chabrol’s debut, Le Beau Serge, winning the Golden Bea…Read More...
Before her 2007 directorial debut, Julie Delpy was better known for her acting
abilities. Early in her career, Delpy was cast in films directed by two masters
of cinema: in 1985, her first role in a feature film was a cam…Read More...
Following the critical and commercial success of his first feature film, À Bout
De Soufflé (Breathless, 1960), Jean-Luc Godard quickly began work on his next
cinematic endeavour, with the eyes of the world fixed upon him…Read More...
26 directors from around the world were each given $5,000 to make a short film
and designated a letter of the alphabet after which it was to be titled. The
results were a smorgasbord of creativity showcasing the innume…Read More...
Special Forces is an action-war film about a band of French soldiers who are
dropped behind enemy lines during a routine rescue mission in Pakistan. It
isn’t long before everything goes wrong, but should we care?…Read More...
With the recent few years of economic and social unrest and upheaval, and the
rise and rise in popularity of the critical documentary, the time seems pretty
good for a new look at the Marxist manifesto. In this fresh at…Read More...
This obscure 1986 film from Ken Loach sees a DVD release as the director’s
latest film, The Spirit Of ’45, hits cinemas. With a mix of German and English
dialogue and starring a German musician in his first and only…Read More...
Tokyo! brings together short works from three creative, stylish directors in a
surreal triptych centred on the city of its title. Each piece of the film paints
its own imaginative and bizarre picture reflecting the city an…Read More...
Making its way on to many critics’ Top-Ten films of 2007, Guillaume Canet’s
adaptation of the novel Tell No One is a solidly crafted thriller that deserves
its praise. Sporting a perfectly balanced cast of recognisable…Read More...
By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.