Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Critical Week: It's raining films

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24th Raindance Film Festival is underway in London, wrapping up on Sunday. I always struggle to catch many of the movies at this festival,...
Thursday, 22 September 2016

Shadows on the Screen: Autumn TV roundup

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Still clearing my head by watching TV, which feels like a vacation from work (ie, the movies) to me. Here's what I watched over the su...
Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Critical Week: She's gonna blow!

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Back from Venice, I had a week to recover before being hit by two big film festivals at home - the 24th Raindance starts on Wednesday, and...
Saturday, 10 September 2016

Venezia 73: Into the sunset on days 10 & 11

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The 73rd Venice Film Festival wraps up tonight with a flourish. Everyone is second-guessing what might walk off with the awards. The coll...
Friday, 9 September 2016

Venezia 73: Far from home on day 9

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The 73rd Venice Film Festival is entering its final days, so talk is turning to who will scoop up the awards? Will it be an old favourite...
Thursday, 8 September 2016

Venezia 73: Holding it together on day 8

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We're in the final stretch now, and the lack of sleep, long distances of walking, contrasts between hot sunshine and chilly air condit...
Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Venezia 73: It's a battle on days 6 & 7

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Working at a film festival can be exhausting. Not only do you see three or four films every day, but you need to find time to write about ...