Category: Films
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review – Tim Burton sequel takes retro joyride through old haunts
The Venice film festival, the oldest event on the circuit, likes to make the most of its past, with vintage stills in the lobby and [more…]
Palestinian film-makers sign letter protesting at Hollywood’s ‘inhumanity and racism’
Dozens of Palestinian film-makers have signed an open letter protesting against Hollywood’s “inhumanity and racism” toward Palestinians and calling on “international colleagues in the film [more…]
Tim Burton admits he was a ‘little lost’ in career before Beetlejuice sequel
Tim Burton has described being “a little bit lost” as a film-maker before returning to his roots with the new, all-star sequel to his 1988 [more…]
The Count of Monte Cristo review – a good-looking gallop through Dumas’ tale of revenge
There have been dozens of (mostly inadequate) attempts to adapt Alexandre Dumas’ behemoth payback yarn on film and TV, but it doesn’t stop people trying; [more…]
Film suggests Nazis’ lead propagandist had role in 1939 massacre
A new documentary on the Nazis’ favourite film-maker and lead propagandist Leni Riefenstahl suggests she was a direct witness to murderous crimes of the Third [more…]
Mandoob (Night Courier) review – darkly amusing gig-economy satire on the mean streets of Riyadh
This film – the title of which has been translated as Night Courier for English-speaking audiences – has been a huge box office hit on [more…]
Mary Poppins at 60: a dazzling Disney masterpiece that hasn’t lost its shine
To anyone who grew up with the film version of Mary Poppins – which is to say, on the 60th anniversary of its release, several [more…]
‘He isn’t just a pet. He is a character’: Black Dog director Guan Hu on filming an indescribable bond
The year is 2008 and China is opening to the world. Announcements about the summer Olympics in Beijing are blaring out from loudspeakers across the [more…]
Paradise Is Burning review – teens survive on wits in dreamy coming-of-age drama
Like an unusually designed coat featuring quirky details and an interesting fabric choice from a young designer’s first collection, Swedish writer-director Mika Gustafson’s feature debut [more…]
‘It made him an A-lister’: John Ford’s breakthrough film The Iron Horse at 100
Had the Oscars been around in 1924, when director John Ford’s epic western The Iron Horse was released, the critically lauded film would have swept [more…]
