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Book Review
21 Jul 2008
Everything is Cinema plus Dekalog 1: On The Five Obstructions and Neil Jordan by Richard Brody, Mette Hjort (ed.) and Carole Zucker (ed.)
Recently released books look at the lives and the works of three living film auteurs
Film Review
13 Jul 2008
Female Agents (Les Femmes de l'ombre)
Girl power: A mixture of action film shenanigans and period drama may raise a few disapproving eyebrows, but Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell think the formula works in Female Agents
DVD Review
30 May 2008
The Wig (Gabal)
Scissor sisters: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc on Shin-yeon Won's pulp hair horror
DVD Review
22 May 2008
Mala Noche
Gus Van Sant's grungy, dark debut feature is finally available on DVD
DVD Review
16 May 2008
Earthlings
Shaun Monson's haunting documentary is the definitive exposé of humanity's merciless exploitation of animals
Film Review
16 May 2008
Caramel (Sukkar banat)
Hard candy: A Lebanese film centred on women? That's worth checking out...
Book Review
1 May 2008
Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh by Amy Raphael
Kamera offers an exclusive peek inside Amy Raphael's new book on Britain's foremost auteur
DVD Review
23 Apr 2008
Princess
Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc on Danish cartoonist Anders Morgenthaler's animation
Book Review
18 Apr 2008
Independent Cinema by D. K. Holm
State of independence: What is independent cinema? Kamera Books' title on the topic sets out to find out, with a little help from some of the greatest indie luminaries
Film Review
11 Apr 2008
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)
Bullet proof: a documentary about Brazil's social and economic disparities makes for a terrific, eye-opening cinematic experience
Film Review
10 Apr 2008
[REC]
Highly Rec-commended: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc hail yet another horror winner from Spain
Film Review
3 Apr 2008
Son of Rambow
Growing up, retro style: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc hail Garth Jennings' tale of friendship, innocence and fantasy
Book Review
2 Apr 2008
Documentaries...and how to make them by Andy Glynne
Facing the facts: Kamera Books' latest release reveals the secrets involved in the making of a documentary film
Film Review
1 Apr 2008
The Orphanage
Chill out: The Orphanage shows that Spain has become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to ghost stories
DVD Review
29 Mar 2008
Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne)
Robert Bresson's masterpiece is now available on Region 2 DVD via Optimum World
DVD Review
26 Mar 2008
DVD release: Strange Culture
Stranger than fiction: Lynn Hershman's Strange Culture, an experimental documentary about the ongoing case of American art professor and activist Steve Kurtz, accused of bioterrorism by the FBI, is now available on DVD
DVD Review
17 Mar 2008
Two Evil Eyes (Due occhi diabolici)
Double hammy: When two horror masters get together, they look up to Poe for inspiration. Kamera's in-house horror experts assess the results
DVD Review
28 Feb 2008
Benny's Video
Video killed...: Michael Haneke's 1992 film is a disturbing and witty analysis of the impact of post-modern media saturation on the human psyche
DVD Review
28 Feb 2008
Overlord
Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell review the DVD release of Stuart Cooper's award-winning 1975 film about the D-Day landings
DVD Review
22 Feb 2008
Ingmar Bergman's The Faith Trilogy
In Bergman we trust: Tartan has released a package of Ingmar Bergman's films that form the 'faith trilogy'. They have to be seen to be believed, says Antonio Pasolini
DVD Review
13 Feb 2008
Shinob
Bigger in Japan: Shenobi is an oriental, larger-than-life variation of the Romeo and Juliet romantic tragedy. Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell love it
Book Review
24 Jan 2008
Projections 15 (+ The European Film Academy) by Peter Cowie and Pascal Edelmann
The latest addition to Faber's Projections series listens to a multitude of voices connected to European cinema
Film Review
17 Jan 2008
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)
Steven Yates hails the latest success from Romanian cinema, Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
DVD Review
10 Jan 2008
Sherrybaby
Sherry bomb: Maggie Gyllenhaal's must lauded performance as recovering addict Sherry Swanson is now available on DVD region 2.
