ROY
BAFTA winner David Bradley, known for his work on Oscar level films, is usually cast as a dark, cold-hearted man. In Harry Potter, he plays Argus Filch, a miserable caretaker of Hogwarts, forever giving the students a hard time. In-Game of Thrones, an even more sinister character as Lord Walter Frey. In Roy, he dazzles […]
A Life Less Ordinary
At the height of the conflict in World War II, Bletchley Park’s Hut 4 contained an eclectic group of codebreakers. Everyone from specialists in Egyptology to a debutante who was to become Prince Philip’ first girlfriend. Margaret Allan was part of that exclusive group. Not only did she have the intellect to keep pace with […]
Black Magic
An exceptionally skilled break-dancer and a gifted showman, Magical Bones is considered one of the most exciting talents to emerge from the Magic scene in recent years. Born Richard Essien, he was nicknamed “Magical Bones” for his hard-hitting dance style. Despite having a successful career as a dancer, Essien’s heart was in magic and as […]
American Night
I jumped at the chance to review this movie as I am a big fan of Emile Hirsch, who I found electrifying in Nick Kassavetes’s Alpha Dog (2006). The rest of the leading cast are equally outstanding, starting with the legendary Michael Madsen, who has graced our screens with blockbusters like Thelma & Louis (1991), […]
HOME
Having jumped to international stardom for her role in the acclaimed action-thriller Run Lola Run for which she won a BAMBI Award for Best Actress, Franka started her career as an actor in the comedy film After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995), for which she won a Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress. […]
Love Poems
The Folio Society makes some of the most beautiful books in the world, fiction and non-fiction. Just in time for St Valentine’s, they have published a new anthology of 155 poems over 264 pages on the subject of love. Acclaimed British poet, artist and filmmaker, Imtiaz Dharker, has researched and collected the work of ancient […]
Fabergé in London
When I think of Fabergé, I imagine aristocrats in the Amber Room at the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg, swirling around as the orchestra played, arriving by sleigh, wrapped up in fur and adorned with Fabergé jewels. Adored by the Russian Royal family, we now have a chance to know the man […]
Ganef
In this film, we are bought into the lives of quite a wealthy family with a young daughter. Spooked by a dark tale from her mother’s wartime past, she starts to believe her adored cleaner is a thief. Through the eyes of this child, we experience feelings of mistrust and discernment of a very sensitive […]
LOST KINGS
Director Brian Lawes gives us a vivid insight into middle American life in Lost Kings. Only 16 mins long, but this quarter-hour is filled with intrigue, empathy and understanding. Leading actor Dash Melrose plays Zuri, a young man, possibly in his late teens, living in a suburban town. He lives with and looks after his […]
Leylak
Directed by the New York-based Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos, Leylak takes us through a day in the life of an undertaker in New York, facing some grim news and tasked with the burden of sharing the information with the last person in the world he’d want to hurt. Aharoni and Latos have a long […]
