Film review of the drama about Sherlock Holmes as a 93 year old man, starring Ian McKellan and Laura Linney and directed by Bill Condon.
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Director: Bill Condon. BBC Films/AI Film/See-Saw et al (PG)
DRAMA
A list of the new films being released in UK cinemas as of Friday 29 May 2015. For details of where to see these films, use the Find Any Film website.
The genesis of this comedy has been a difficult one. Director David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees) disowned the project shortly after filming was completed, due to ongoing production delays following financial difficulties. This might explain the film’s poor performance stateside. The film follows Alice (Jennifer Beals), a small-town waitress who is accidentally shot in the head by a nail gun. Her lack of health insurance renders her unable to have the nail removed, leading to increased mood swings and hypersexual behavior as a result of brain damage. Alice then heads to Washington, DC to campaign for those with bizarre injuries, with the support of an unprincipled Congressman. No official website, but Wikipedia some has more details. Showing at key cities only.
Maysa Moncao, now fully returned from overseas festivals, attended one of the Soho Create sessions in London where she caught up with British film director Mike Figgis who talks about his methods of working and the creative process.
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Film review of the science fiction adventure about genetically modified dinosaurs rampaging through a theme park, directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
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Director: Colin Trevorrow. Universal/Amblin et al. (12a)
SCIENCE FICTION
Maysa Moncao settled into a talk with Good Will Hunting director Gus van Sant and found out a little bit about the late and much missed actor Robin Williams. Check out her LinkedIn profile for more and contact details.
Maysa Moncao has been hitting the Tribeca Film Festival. She sends back her review of Spike Leigh’s short film, The Greatest Catch Ever. Check out her Maysa Moncao LinkedIn profile for more and contact details.
Maysa Moncao has been hitting the Tribeca Film Festival. She sends back her review of Spike Lee’s short film, The Greatest Catch Ever. Check out her Maysa Moncao LinkedIn profile for more and contact details.
Maysa Moncao has been hitting the film festival circuit hard, this time at Tribeca. She sends back her review of The Wolfpack. Check out her Maysa Moncao LinkedIn profile for more and contact details.
Promotional post for the first CineSocial film club screening, in Olney, Buckinghamshire on Sunday 28 June 2015. Scroll down for booking details.
We are screening the satirical drama Birdman: Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance (2014) starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Naomi Watts.
CineSocial, the new Olney film club (in association with Independent Cinema Milton Keynes) presents its first screening, on Sunday 28 June:
Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue Of Being Ignorant) 2014
Winner of the 2015 Academy Awards for:
Best Picture, Best Director, Original Screenplay & Cinematography
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone.
Story: Michael Keaton stars as a washed-up actor, previously a star of successful comic-book films. To increase his artistic credentials, he’s staging a self-written play. But his attempts to resurrect his career are thwarted by the cast and crew, including the brilliant but volatile method actor Mike Shiner (Edward Norton).
González Iñárritu, the internationally acclaimed director of 21 Grams (2003) and Babel (2006), directs, co-writes and co-produces a satirical look at theatrical creation and the artistic temperament that has received widespread critical acclaim.
What the critics said:
Robbie Collins, Daily Telegraph
‘This is grand, spectacular, star-powered cinema – a cosmological blockbuster – that makes us ask again what cinema can do and be. Call it a Dark Knight of the soul.
Peter Debruge, Variety
‘A blisteringly hot-blooded, defiantly anti-formulaic look at a has-been movie star’s attempts to resuscitate his career by mounting a vanity project on Broadway.’
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