BFI #LFF 2015: Danny Stack talks WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG?
Frankly My Dear caught up with writer/director Danny Stack at world premiere of WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG? With 240 film screenings in 12 days, it takes a special kind of film to stand out from the crowd at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival. One film doing just that is live-action comedy family WHO KILLED […]
BFI #LFF 2015: ELEPHANT DAYS Review
ELEPHANT DAYS is a spirited exploration of the streets and people that populate Elephant and Castle Making its world premiere at the 59th BFI London Film Festival on October 12 is a feature length film commissioned by acclaimed Mercury nominated British band The Maccabees. ELEPHANT DAYS is a documentary film about Elephant and Castle, the […]
BFI #LFF 2015: THE PROGRAM Review
Stephen Frears directs THE PROGRAM, a biographical drama about infamous pro cyclist Lance Armstrong Two years after MUHAMMAD ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT (2013), director Stephen Frears returns to the world of sport with his latest film, THE PROGRAM, a biographical drama about infamous pro cyclist Lance Armstrong who came back from testicular cancer to win the […]
BFI #LFF 2015: WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG? Review
WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG? is a funny, enjoyable family film with an intriguing twist In a summer short of live action family movies, Tim Clague and Danny Stack come to the rescue with WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG?, a new family adventure film which makes its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 10 […]
BFI #LFF 2015: Director Luca Guadagnino talks A BIGGER SPLASH and SUSPIRIA
Six years after his sprawling and florid 2009 melodrama I AM LOVE, Italian Director Luca Guadagnino returns to the big screen with A BIGGER SPLASH, a starry remake of the French detective film LA PISCINE. A BIGGER SPLASH tells the story of a high profile couple whose vacation is disrupted by the unexpected visit of […]
BFI #LFF 2015: HIGH-RISE Review
Modern, edgy and deliciously dark, Ben Wheatley meets JG Ballard head-on in this savage and utterly brilliant adaption As a fan of JG Ballard’s classic novel, I had high expectations for Ben Wheatley’s highly-anticipated adaptation of HIGH-RISE. Ballard’s cautionary tale of dystopia and societal collapse has taken nearly 40 years to make it to big […]
BFI #LFF 2015: INGRID BERGMAN - IN HER OWN WORDS Film Review
Stig Björkman directs fascinating documentary feature about one of cinema’s brightest stars Seven time Academy Award nominee and three time Academy Award winner Ingrid Bergman was one of the most talented actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age of Cinema with performances in films such as CASABLANCA (1942), GASLIGHT (1944) and AUTUMN SONATA (1978). 2015 marks the […]
BFI #LFF 2015: TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Film Review
Dark, ambitious and utterly compelling, Matt Sobel makes an impressive feature debut with TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Matt Sobel makes an impressive feature debut with TAKE ME TO THE RIVER, a haunting and menacing drama about a family reunion gone wrong. En route to a family celebration in Nebraska, LA teen Ryder (Logan Miller) […]
David Bowie Documentary To Make UK Premiere at BFI London Film Festival
Let’s Dance: Bowie Down Under to premiere at BFI Southbank on 10th October as part of Sound Mirrors With 182 live action and animated shorts at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, it takes a special kind of documentary to stand out from the crowd. One film hoping to do just that is LET'S DANCE: […]
Headline Galas at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival
From CAROL to HIGH-RISE, we take a look at seven of the most anticipated headline galas at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival This year’s 59th BFI London Film Festival certainly looks the business. Alongside the European premiere of SUFFRAGETTE and the closing premiere STEVE JOBS directed by the fabulous Danny Boyle, a number of […]