Boris Seewald is a film director who was raised in Central-West Germany, he first ventured into digital media through design and played music in various bands. He moved to Berlin in 2005 with a clear intention of pursuing a career in film, and began work on his own film projects and developing work experience. Owing…
In Conversation with Marijn Poels
Marijn Poels is a documentary and independent filmmaker, who stole my heart with his extraordinary film stories. He focuses on making reports and films worldwide for organisations, governments and educational films concentrated on human rights. Apart from being a filmmaker he is also a writer and photographer. Poels’ film style is characterised by real-life recordings,…
The Host Review
I believe everyone noticed the catchy annotation on the poster of ‘The Host’: Based on the best-selling novel by Stephanie Meyer. Well it says more about the film than any review, it’s not true of course it’s just my sarcasm talking to you. Those who are familiar with the previous work of the writer…
In Conversation with Ruud Lenssen
Ruud Lenssen is an independent documentary filmmaker. His films focus on socially relevant topics. In 2010 Lenssen graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam with a BA in Audiovisual Design. His graduation film ‘Kathem & Chris’, a short documentary about the friendship between former asylum seeker Kathem and the local villager Chris in the Limburg village…
Silver Linings Playbook Review
Silver Linings Playbook written and directed by David O Russell is based on an incredible novel by Matthew Quick. The film had its world premiere at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival and it is a story of former teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper: The Hangover, Limitless), who has a bipolar disorder and is admitted…
Life of Pi Review
Originally a novel by Yann Martel, Life of Pi is an elegant portrayal of the existence of God and the faith which is inherent in all of us. The story follows the incredible life story and journey of Piscine ‘Pi’ Patel, an Indian boy who, after the ship he, his family and their zoo are…
The Hour Series Two Review
The Hour, created and written by Abi Morgan, is a television drama set in the 1960s about an investigative news programme called ‘The Hour’ and the team behind it. Whilst the first season dealt with the birth of ‘The Hour’ alongside the threat of spies and double agents during the cold war era, the second…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of three parts, adapted from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein and directed by Peter Jackson who previously brought the ‘Lord of The Rings’ trilogy to our screens ten years ago. The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, uncle to Lord of the Rings protagonist Frodo Baggins, and his…
Skyfall Review
James Bond, we all know the name, Ian Fleming’s well-loved character has entertained us in many forms for more than half a century and now, in coordination with the 50th anniversary of the first film, comes Skyfall. After a failed mission to retrieve a hardrive containing the identity of all spys embedded in terrorist organisations…
The 50th Anniversary of Lawrence of Arabia
After the huge commercial and artistic success of ‘ The Bridge on the River Kwai ‘, director David Lean began his extraordinary journey towards making another epic feature film. This time the Brit moved from the Indochina jungle to the Saudi Arabian desert and the Second World War turned into the First World War….
Imagine Review
“A blind person should always walk using a white stick”. This phrase appears several times in the latest film by Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) ’Imagine’. Ian (Edward Hogg: Anonymous), a blind English teacher, comes to Lisbon. He wishes to teach visually impaired children and young people. At the clinic, which is located in the building of…
56th BFI London Film Festival: Horses Of God ( Les Chevaux de Dieu) Review
Nabil Ayouch’s ‘Les Chevaux De Dieu’ (Horses of God) was described by The Hollywood Reporter as an ‘intimate portrait of boys growing up in a toxic environment’. Written by Jamal Belmahi, Horses of God is based on a book about the five simultaneous explosions in Casablanca in 2003, and “uses current events — the…
56th BFI London Film Festival: The Hunt Review
Thomas Vinterberg’s (Festen) latest film The Hunt, starring Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, A Royal Affair), is set in a small community during the period of three months. In this town we see the full extent one lie has in destroying an innocent man’s life. Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen), a nursery teacher who is just getting back…
56th BFI London Film Festival: Zaytoun Review
After directing Lemon Tree and The Syrian Bride, Eran Riklis decided on making another film, setting its action in the Middle East again. Zaytoun is a story of an unlikely road trip and, against all odds, friendship between an Israeli pilot and a Palestinian boy. 1982 Lebanon, as the tension between Israel and Lebanon grows (6 June 1982 Israeli Defense Forces invaded, already…
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