When your last film has won everything from a Golden Berlin Bear to an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and has been hailed by critics as one of the few masterpieces of this decade, your new work will have the considerable advantage. It will be seen as a highly…
With a plot that should sound familiar to all of us who have seen our fair share of teen romances blossom – and sometimes wither – on the big screen (a popular kid in school falls in love with a sweet geeky girl) it is difficult to believe that The…
After a run-of-the-mill summer movie season, autumn really needs to start with a bang. Thankfully, the 57th BFI London Film Festival (9-20 October) is more than up to the task. As you will see from our guide to the highlights of this year’s festival, the LFF has assembled its strongest…
With the British sun playing its traditional hide and seek for yet another summer, cinema’s ability to transport the viewer to idyllic places from all over the world should be fully exploited. So if you are interested in a quick trip across the pond, Ciné Lumière promises to offer you…
As it should be clear by now, The Cultural Exposé has a soft spot for special outdoor screenings of much-loved films. Therefore the Purple Rain concert style screening sounds like sweet -not to mention funky- music to our ears. It is fair to say that Prince’s magnum opus about an up…
The appearance of a great variety of extinguished guests, from trip hop pioneer Tricky to HRH The Prince of Wales was one of the many things that made last year’s Sundance London such an absolute joy. Now as the film and music festival returns to the O2, will it be…