by Elke de Wit | Dec 16, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
Most European nations seem to offer emerging directors much more opportunity than their British counterparts, and Germany is no exception. Wolfsburg is the latest film from one of their brightest hopes, Christian Petzgold, and Elke de Wit reckons he’s a name to watch
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by Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc | Dec 16, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
It’s a tough proposition: take a well-respected heist classic by one of cinema’s most revered directors, Jean-Pierre Melville, and remake it for a modern audience without offending the purists. Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc reckon Neil Jordan just about pulls it off
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by Bob Carroll | Dec 16, 2003 | Book Review
It should be the prefect Christmas present for the movie lover in your life – a comprehensive rundown of all the films the self-respecting cinemagoer should ever have seen, bar none. So why is it such a dull read, asks Bob Carroll?
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by Andy Murray | Dec 16, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
While Harry Potter was stealing hearts and headlines on this side of the Atlantic, another children’s author was quietly taking the States by storm. Louis Sachar’s bestselling ‘Holes’ has now been turned into a feature film, and Andy Murray thinks it’s set to become a kids’ classic
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by Ann Lee | Dec 16, 2003 | Interview
In recent years, Holly Hunter has steadily carved out a niche as the first lady of independent filmmaking. She may not be on the Hollywood A-List, but as Ann Lee discovers, that’s almost entirely her own choice
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by Andy Murray | Dec 8, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
Fresh out of prison (and rehab), Robert Downey Junior stars in this Hollywood take on Dennis Potter’s classic television fantasy. The song and dance routines may be present and correct, but it all adds up to a "botched, insensitive adaptation’, says Andy Murray
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by Ann Lee | Dec 8, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
The latest take on dysfuctional American teenagers comes from first-time director Catherine Hardwicke, and was co-written by its teenage star, Nikki Reed. It might not be comfortable viewing, but Ann Lee thinks it’s a film that every parent should watch
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by Antonio Pasolini | Dec 8, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
The horror road movie is a tried and tested formula which usually involves a group of unsuspecting American teenagers being dispatched in a variety of gruesome ways. Dead End is something altogether different, says Antonio Pasolini
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by Oliver Berry | Dec 8, 2003 | Feature Item
With 2003 drawing to its close, and studio executives already turning their minds to next summer’s blockbuster season, it’s about time we looked back at this year in cinema. Oliver Berry invites you to nominate your best (and worst) films of 2003
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by Ian Haydn-Smith | Dec 8, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
Takeshi Kitano is an unpredictable director, to say the very least. His films have ranged from tales of contemporary gangsters to quirky road movies, and now he’s taken on the classic Japanese genre – the samurai film. Ian Haydn Smith reports
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by Edward Lamberti | Dec 1, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
Eric Rohmer is one of those directors whose critical reputation far outstrips his popular success, but that might be about to change now his films are being released on DVD. Antonio Pasolini reviews the final part of Rohmer’s ‘Comedies et Proverbes’
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by Andy Murray | Dec 1, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
And so the end is here – the complex, convoluted, often baffling trilogy of Matrix films reaches its climax with Matrix Revolutions. The fans will at last find out whether Neo manages to beat the machines – but does anyone care, asks Andy Murray?
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by Ian Haydn-Smith | Dec 1, 2003 | Film and DVD Review
Multi-stranded narratives are all the rage these days, but Trilogy takes the concept to another level, following one story across three films, three genres, and a multitude of perspectives. Is it too clever for its own good? Ian Haydn Smith finds out
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by Stuart Henderson | Dec 1, 2003 | Interview
Belgium may not be renowned for its filmic exploits, but there can be little doubt that Lucas Belvaux’s Trilogy is as ambitous as cinema gets. Stuart Henderson talks to the director about his new films, Jean-Pierre Melville and the mind of the suicide bomber
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