Rust and Bone (De rouille et d’os) (London Film Festival review)
The rather depressingly realistic approach to adult relationships is, perhaps ironically, the best reason to see this hard-edged drama…
London Film Festival
The Central Park Five (trailer)
Ack! This is one I missed at the London Film Festival. There just weren’t enough hours.
Silver Linings Playbook (trailer)
A new film from David O. Russell — plus Bradley Cooper plus Jennifer Lawrence in her first significant grownup role — means I will be there.
London photo of the day: no longer rolling
A Ronnie Wood guitar in the window of a boutique in Mayfair…
Argo (London Film Festival review)
I was literally in tears for parts of Argo, a purely physical reaction, not an emotional one, to deal with the tension. The only other option would have been to moan out loud, the film is almost that unbearably nerve-wracking.
Hyde Park on Hudson (London Film Festival review)
Two separate tales of FDR that are certainly worthy of in-depth explorations on their own are mashed together in a way that is ridiculous and which gives both of them a short shift that neither deserves.
Midnight’s Children (London Film Festival review)
Elegant looking and well intentioned, but epically bloated and choking on its own would-be grand metaphor…
question of the day: What historical or modern personage would you most like to see a filmed biography about?
And what actor would you cast?
London photo of the day: waiting for the red carpet…
…and some celebs.
The Comedian (London Film Festival review)
Lends a fresh depth of honesty and intimacy to a story that feels familiar on the surface but has rarely been plumbed with such insight or candor.
