THE QUICKENING
Talulah is internationally renowned as an actress having taken part in blockbuster films like Pride & Prejudice (2005) and St Trinian’s (2007, 2009), and TV series such as Pistol, currently showing on the Disney platform. However, Talulah’s talent goes well beyond the realm of filming sets. She is a critically acclaimed author whose first book, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Woman With a Movie Camera
Despite the increased awareness of film-industry sexism spearheaded by the #MeToo movement, women still fall short in terms of representation in cinema. Indeed, back in April, Variety reported that female crew members are far from achieving parity with their male counterparts. Shining a light on these advancements (while pushing towards further progress) is the Woman with a […]
The Last Man
Simon Norfolk photographs the naked soul of London. The COVID-19 Visual Project is a virtual exhibition created by the Tuscan based Art Festival Cortona on the Move and designed to bare witness to the changing world with the onset and spread of coronavirus across the world. The work across a range of photographers in […]
Hidden Figures
In the midst of the racial tension currently filling our world with such conflict and turmoil, I found it a delightful coincidence to be asked to watch and review a film that shines a spotlight on black struggles, in turn allowing me to appreciate the efforts and difficulties that my people faced back some decades […]
Aldis Hodge
(Opening photo taken by @Briana Hodge Photography) As a parent, you often hear stories of those overachieving kids who play several instruments, do well in school and are captain of their sports team, putting your progeny and your skills as a parent to shame. Well, Aldis Hodge is one of those. The son of US […]
Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
(opening image: Miyake Sho’s And Your Bird Can Sing) Exploding across the UK with innovation and inclusivity, the 17th Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme explores happiness in films which scintillate with smiles and tears, excitement and awe. Running from the 31st January – 29th March, the touring film programme embodies the meandering quests for happiness […]
Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition
Design Museum. London. Until 15th September Kubrick is, without a doubt, one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of his death, the Science Museum has put together its own interpretation of the incredibly successful exhibition by the Deutsches Fimmuseum, which explores the life and work of this master […]
