Friday, 1 September 2017

Film Review: 'Goon: Last of the Enforcers' - Variety


Variety

Film Review: 'Goon: Last of the Enforcers'
Variety
A gem among umpteen lame Canadian hockey comedies, 2011's “Goon” was an unexpectedly snappy mix of violent slapstick, screwball farce and modern dude humor, one that struck a chord with viewers (at least eventually, particularly up north; in the U.S., ...

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Ten films to watch in September - BBC News


BBC News

Ten films to watch in September
BBC News
Director Jan Hřebejk and writer Petr Jarchovský follow up their previous Czech-language dramas Divided We Fall and Kawasaki's Rose with this darkly comic film that Indiewire's David Ehrlich says is “A sardonic, richly seriocomic morality play that uses ...



London Symphony review – a silent paean to the city - The Guardian


The Guardian

London Symphony review – a silent paean to the city
The Guardian
It's a sign of the times that the industrial pistons and grimy stevedores you might have seen in the 1920s heyday of the “city symphony” film are hardly anywhere to be seen in Alex Barrett's sprightly revival of the form. Instead, for a 21st-century ...



London Film Festival: A quarter of films directed by women - BBC News


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London Film Festival: A quarter of films directed by women
BBC News
Female directors account for a quarter of the films that will be shown at this year's London Film Festival. A total of 242 feature films will be shown during the 12-day event, with 60 of those coming from women film-makers. "Strong women is obviously ...
Only a quarter of movies at 2017 London film festival are directed by ...The Guardian
Venice Opener 'Downsizing,' Richard Linklater's 'Last Flag Flying' Among London Film Festival LineupVariety
What are the best films at BFI's London Film Festival and how can I get tickets?Metro
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Venice Film Review: 'The Shape of Water' - Variety


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Venice Film Review: 'The Shape of Water'
Variety
For those few cinema scholars who speak of some motion pictures as “films,” and others as “movies,” Guillermo del Toro's glorious “The Shape of Water” refuses to go tidily into either box. A ravishing, eccentric auteur's imagining, spilling artistry ...
The Shape of Water review – Guillermo del Toro's fantasy has monster-sized heartThe Guardian
The Shape of Water, Venice Film Festival review: Guillermo del Toro's beautiful blood-curdler is as timeless as a ...Telegraph.co.uk
'The Shape of Water': Film Review | Venice 2017Hollywood Reporter

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Venice Film Review: 'Lean on Pete' - Variety


Variety

Venice Film Review: 'Lean on Pete'
Variety
The film's salvation comes in the casting of newcomer Charlie Plummer as teenage Charley Thompson — tall, still awkwardly adjusting to his new adolescent dimensions, with angular facial features and a brow that's seen too much worrying for his 15 years.

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Deauville rolls out red carpet for 43rd American film festival - FRANCE 24


FRANCE 24

Deauville rolls out red carpet for 43rd American film festival
FRANCE 24
France's Deauville American Film Festival opens in the Normandy seaside resort on Friday, rolling out the red carpet to new forms of distribution and 60 movies. The festival, a showcase for American films celebrating its 43rd year, will run for ten ...

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