Film reviews, TV reviews and tales of film making and festivals
When words leave you breathless… Debating has changed since I was at school. Fast Talk, a 56 minute documentary directed by Debra Tolchinsky, tracks the Northwestern University debate team as it tries for a second […]
Beating the Bomb is an independent, grassroots documentary made on a micro, micro budget. It is about war and peace, foreign policy, nuclear weapons and the fight against them. It is a historical documentary, charting […]
Beth Aynsley and Barry Bliss are the team behind Art is… a new musical feature film about a talented artist struggling to cope with the pressures leading up to her first solo exhibition. Starring Emily […]
Australian filmmaker Julia Leigh’s erotic drama Sleeping Beauty, and Jeff Nichol’s Mid-Western epic Take Shelter on the surface bare few similarities, save for praise and attention at film festivals such as Cannes and Sundance in […]