Two-Lane Blacktop on Blu-ray
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A road movie in which all the characters have generic names, in which the cars also share the billing as ‘characters’, and in which the proposed competition fizzles out almost as soon as it starts.
Review by Jeff Hilson
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Troll Hunter on DVD (0)
09/1/12 •
Norwegian monster mockumentary Troll Hunter is released on DVD this month.
Review by David Cairns
London Short Film Festival 2012: Preview (0)
04/1/12 •
On January 6, the London Short Film Festival returns to the city’s cinemas with a selection of offbeat delights ranging from eccentric animation to feminist porn.
Preview by Eleanor McKeown
Zipangu 2011: From nuclear fears to old-school horror (0)
19/12/11 •
We review some of the rare delights and provocative works offered by the second Zipangu Fest.
Festival report by Sarah Cronin, Richard Badley and Eithne Farry
Dreams of a Life (0)
16/12/11 •
Documentary maker Carol Morley has attempted to piece the life of Joyce Carol Vincent, whose body was discovered in her Wood Green flat three years after she had died.
Review by Mark Stafford
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (0)
15/12/11 •
Genesis Breyer P. Orridge and his late wife and collaborator Lady Jaye are the focus of Marie Losier’s unique take on the ‘rockumentary’ genre.
Review by Neil Mitchell
The 8th China Independent Film Festival (0)
08/12/11 •
While the features emerging from China’s independent sector are undoubtedly political, they often avoid sweeping state-of-the-nation surveys in favour of social microcosms.
Festival report by John Berra
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- Zipangu 2011 preview: Sounds and Music
- Raindance 2011: Hits and Misses
- London Film Festival 2011: part 2
- L’Etrange Festival 2011
- Zipangu Fest 2011: Programme announced
- London Film Festival 2011: preview
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recent DVD and Blu-ray releases
23/1/12 •
Two-Lane Blacktop on Blu-ray09/1/12 •
Troll Hunter on DVD13/9/11 •
Julia’s Eyes on DVD25/8/11 •
The Colour of Pomegranates18/8/11 •
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recent Festivals
04/1/12 •
London Short Film Festival 2012: Preview19/12/11 •
Zipangu 2011: From nuclear fears to old-school horror15/12/11 •
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye08/12/11 •
The 8th China Independent Film Festival01/12/11 •
Toronto International Film Festival 2011 – take 2
recent Screenings
27/4/11 •
Children of the Revolution at EEFF05/4/11 •
Rubber31/1/11 •
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure in Japan Foundation Touring Programme26/7/10 •
Long Live Film: A Dangerous Beauty: Nitrate Film17/5/10 •
Cine-Excess 2010: The Movie Orgy
