We all know that Joseph Gordon-Levitt enjoys starring in films, but did you also have him down as a budding filmmaker? Boy Wonder Gordon-Levitt is founder of Hit RECord, an online base of contributors that work on a collaborative basis churning out as many films as you’ve had hot dinners. This November, due to the…
‘This is going badly’, mumbles Richard Ayoade as he turns to his producer, one Sir Michael Caine, and smirks. He’s onstage in front of Odeon West End’s Screen 2 introducing the European premiere of his new film The Double in the only way you’d expect him to – deliberately awkward mutterings. Jesse Eisenberg looks bemused, but nowhere…
Hurtling towards the halfway point of the festival with no sign of the screenings letting up anytime soon, I’ve made an executive decision to quickly run through what I’ve seen and enjoyed thus far. In no particular order we begin with…. As I Lay Dying James Franco and this blog have a history. And not…
As immersive cinematic experiences go, Gravity is up there with the best of them. It tops Avatar. It tops the Back to the Future ride at Universal Studios. It even tops drinking a White Russian along to The Big Lebowski. A big claim. But one not made lightly. We begin with a stark reminder from writer/director…
Many attempt to emulate his style, but none ever really achieve the unbiased immediacy of Paul Greengrass’ direction. Yes, the shaky camera aesthetic may invigorate/irritate in equal measure, yes, even in the duller moments of the Bourne franchise the camera operator still seems to be suffering from acute wrist spasms, yet there’s very few who…
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