Film Festivals
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FilmEngland Is Mine
This unofficial Morrissey biopic starring Jack Lowden is funny and tragic, and particularly enjoyable for its depiction of the singer’s relationships with the strong women in his life Read more »| 02 Jul 2017 -
FilmMorrissey biopic England Is Mine gets trailer
England Is Mine, the unofficial Morrissey biopic from director Mark Gill, gets its first trailer Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
FilmMy Pure Land
First time director Sarmad Masud delivers an action-packed shoot-‘em-up that's also a deeply effecting drama Read more »| 26 Jun 2017 -
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A Snapshot of American Independent Cinema in 2017
We report back from Sundance London with the best films we found on offer at the fifth edition of the Park City festival offshoot Read more »| 15 Jun 2017 -
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Wonderstruck
Todd Haynes follows up his exquisitely melancholic romance Carol with innocent young adult adventure yarn, Wonderstruck. Based on the book by Brian Selznick... Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
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The Other Side of Hope
Aki Kaurismäki is back with a bittersweet drama about the unlikely bond between a Syrian refugee and a Helsinki gambler Read more »| 17 May 2017
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Sheffield Doc/Fest announces 2017 line-up
Films on Julian Assange and MP Jo Cox feature, as well as onstage talks including Nick Broomfield in conversation with Louis Theroux Read more »| 04 May 2017 -
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EIFF unveil Future Is History retrospective
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival retrospective is inspired by the Brexit vote and the festival’s 70-year history Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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¡Viva! 2017: Best of the Fest
The curtain came down on HOME's annual Spanish and Latin American festival of film, theatre and visual art earlier this week. We look back at the best of the film and theatre on offer Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
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Yorkshire Silent Film Festival 2017: programme announced
The UK’s largest celebration of silent film serves up classics from Buster Keaton, Cecil B. DeMille, Alfred Hitchcock and Georges Méliès Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
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Scottish filmmaker Rory Stewart to compete in Cannes
Edinburgh filmmaker Rory Stewart’s graduation film Wild Horses will compete in the Cinéfondation Selection at Cannes Film Festival Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
FilmWhy we need Chris Morris's Brass Eye more than ever
With Manchester TV festival Pilot Light celebrating Brass Eye's 20th anniversary, we look back at Chris Morris's seminal show and realise we need his blister... Read more »| 10 Apr 2017 -
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John Grant to kick off Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017
The festival opens with Daisy Asquith’s Queerama, featuring music by John Grant, who performs after the world premiere Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
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The Goddess & By the Law, Bo'ness Hippfest 2017
We take in two film screenings at Bo'ness Festival of Silent Film, including a Soviet Western scored by RM Hubbert Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
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A Quiet Passion
Terence Davies' Emily Dickinson biopic begins as a wry social satire before becoming a Dreyer-esque death crawl Read more »| 03 Apr 2017