Film :: Review :: DVD Review 25 Nov 2008
Michael Gillespie: Almost every American film made since September 2001 has been probed and prodded for a post-9/11 subtext. Directed by James Marsh, The King (2005) explored the rise of the Christian right in the Bush era, with a family drama of Old Testament proportion...
Film :: Review 28 Jul 2008
Paul Greenwood: On 7 August, 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit spent 45 minutes walking on a high wire between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Centre. Though he was arrested on completion, all charges were dropped and he quickly became celebrated througho...
Film :: Feature 24 Jul 2008
Paul Greenwood: How did you first hear about Philippe and how did you come to be involved in making the film? Everyone in New York knows about it in some shape or form, it’s one of those folk memories that people have. I've lived there for 14 years and it&rsquo...
