This is the 6th Mike Leigh i’ve seen in the last 3 months (5 of them off of YouTube) It’s got all the usual bittersweet Pathos. But it’s also got an edgy kind of street-corner … more →
Windows on the WorldMorten wrote 2 days ago: Lord Baker and me (Photo: David Hartley) It was a superb evening as usual, with the added excitement … more →
admiralneck wrote 1 week ago: Last Friday, while attempting to write yet another lengthy post about the London Film Festival, I wa … more →
Al wrote 1 week ago: Lloyd and I have been down in the bowels of the BFI, watching many British Council films. When I sat … more →
joycereview wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve never given up on a movie, so I didn’t start here. But I wanted, very badly, to be … more →
hueles013 wrote 2 weeks ago: I had a teacher that once said that drama is for feelings and comedy is for thought. At first I dism … more →
ianogden wrote 1 month ago: Abigail’s Party is finally over. I have enjoyed the process, although sometimes stressful, the … more →
electricmud wrote 1 month ago: Adam Ekberg, A balloon in a room, 2008 The (as-of-now) story of Roman Polanski’s arrest in Zur … more →
thecatcanwait wrote 1 month ago: This is the 6th Mike Leigh i’ve seen in the last 3 months (5 of them off of YouTube) It’ … more →
jamesewilcox wrote 2 months ago: The first thing my housemate said in response to my latest rental from Lovefilm was that it sounded … more →
thecatcanwait wrote 2 months ago: I saw this back in the 90’s. I remember Brenda Blethyn crying all over the place and being irr … more →
conorsaysboom wrote 2 months ago: No no, its not the 6th season of The Wire with my much speculated starring role as Jimmy McNulty … more →
admiralneck wrote 2 months ago: Wow, the dashboard is so pretty. It’s like Functionality Porn in here… First, an explana … more →
thecatcanwait wrote 2 months ago: This might be Mike Leighs best film. It’s certainly one of the best i’ve seen. Probably … more →
paynith wrote 2 months ago: the permissive society, 1975 … more →
ianogden wrote 2 months ago: Wowza, theatre, what a strange thing to work on. I am about halfway through the rehearsal process of … more →
mitchwu wrote 2 months ago: Sally Hawkins as Poppy in "Happy-Go-Lucky" Unrelenting sunniness can be very irritating. A … more →
ArkAngel wrote 2 months ago: Mike Leigh's Naked (ooh matron!) My response to today’s Observer Film Magazine list of … more →
John wrote 2 months ago: There aren’t many characters presented in movies that are seemingly eternally optimistic and i … more →