Please Give is a hugely enjoyable comedy drama from writer/director Nicole Holofcener which similar to her previous work such as 2006’s Friends with Money, offers a multi-strand narrative sprinkled with wit and humour. The film focuses on two neighbouring families in a plush New York tower block. Behind one door is the fantastic Catherine Keener [...]
June presented a variety of superb films on UK cinema screens from Woody Allens latest offering to upcoming Britsh writer/director Noel Clarke’s forray into the action genre. Here we look at some of the best.
4.3.2.1 is a slick and streetwise thriller from kidulthood writer/director Noel Clark. It focuses on four female friends whose lives unknowingly [...]
One of the reasons that I feel privileged to be a contributor to Cinema without Borders is because it aims to celebrate independent cinema from different nations and cultures, reminding us that although mainstream Hollywood has its place, there should always be another voice that reflects and represents people from all different nations.
Having been [...]
It’s true what they say, Summer is most definitely for spectacle. So as well as looking at a few of my favourite films this month (namely Four Lions, Bad Lieutenant and Streetdance 3D) we’ll take a moment to discuss some of the big screen blockbuster that have got an early lead on the Summer.
Four Lions is [...]
With summer just around the corner and Blockbuster season on the way, a few little gems still found their way onto the big screen this month, the best of them being Kick Ass, Cemetery Junction, Whip It!, The Ghost, Remember Me and Dear John.
Kick Ass tells the tale of adolescent Dave, who after being picked [...]
March was another great month for cinema in the U.K, with a new Scorsese film hitting the screens, as well as two great films inspired by real life events, and a film adaptation of one of the most successful novels of the past decade.
I Love You Philip Morris is a thoroughly entertaining comedy love story [...]
With awards season in full flow, my favourite films this month in the UK have been Invictus, A Single Man, The Lovely Bones and Crazy Heart, all of which are strong contenders for the forthcoming Oscars.
Invictus details the attempts made by newly elected South African President Nelson Mandela to sooth the divide between the black [...]
“Order of Chaos” chronicles the duplicitous relationship between a naive attorney (Coiro) and a neighbor-colleague (Ventimiglia) and their fierce competition to move up in the firm and get ahead in life.
Starring Rhys Coiro (TV’s “24″ and the upcoming films, “MacGruber,” “30 Days of Night: Dark Days” and “Straw Dogs”), Milo Ventimiglia (“Rocky Balboa,” “Gamer,” TV’s [...]
To begin a new year, I aim to have a look back over the best releases from the past month and highlight some great films to keep an eye out for. For January my top picks would have to be The Road, It’s Complicated, Up in the Air and Precious.
The central story of The Road [...]
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International Award-Winning Short Ana’s Playground To Screen
At the Santa Barbara Film Festival
Minneapolis (January 28, 2010) – Ana’s Playground, a short film about children living in armed conflict has been accepted to screen at the 25th annual Santa Barbara Film Festival. Ana’s Playground will screen twice – [...]