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It was 1992 when a small film festival first appeared in two Scottish cities, Edinburgh and Glasgow celebrating the rich cinematic tradition of our Gallic neighbours. Fast forward to 2012, and the French Film Festival is now one of the UK’s most enduring and exciting film festivals. Major cities across…
The Russian Film Festival has returned to venues across London for the sixth year running. Through original and perceptive features and politically charged documentaries, the festival champions the creativity, imagination and vision of the most established Russian directors as well as a new generation of emerging filmmakers. This season’s international…
It is fair to say that it all went downhill for Ben Affleck’s career from the moment he started losing touch with simplicity. Starring in Michael Bay’s blockbusters and dating JLo -who despite what she proclaimed, was certainly not the same Jenny from the Block anymore- was miles away from…
Being a kid of the 80s meant a good percentage of my early education came from Sesame Street, and its assortment of characters breaking down maths (cheers Count!), spelling (R…..UN?) and moral dilemnas, like the most diplomatic way to share important things like cookies, according to Ernie and Bert. But…
The director/brother combo of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have created a film I would describe as very… ‘French’. In this context, it means a film that is wonderfully dissimilar to the Hollywood approach to story-telling. It also means a film based in reality, which has been shot simply and beautifully.…
In a year that even Hollywood bowed before the exquisite artistry of French Cinema –with The Artist receiving five Oscars and legendary filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen delivering their own cinematic love letters to Paris – the Rendez-vous with French Cinema should not be missed by any self-respecting film lover.…