London Film Festival Tag Archive

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF09: Passenger Side – Matt Bissonnette

For his third feature Passenger Side, director Matt Bissonnette decided to go back to basics and the freedom that comes from shooting a film on a low budget,

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Film Festival, Live Action

DN LFF09: Mother – Bong Joon-ho

South Korean cinema has been going from strength to strength in recent years and if 'Mother' is anything to go by, it isn’t going to stop anytime soon.

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Documentary, Film Festival

DN LFF09: Starsuckers – Chris Atkins

DN takes a look at Chris Atkins' documentary examination into the forces of fame, celebrity and the media, and finds its revelations somewhat lacking.

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Film Festival, Live Action

DN LFF09: The Men who Stare at Goats – Grant Heslov

This is the best article you’ve ever read! This is the best article you’ve ever read! Ok, now I’ve laid down the Jedi Mind Trick I can pretty

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF09: Trash Humpers – Harmony Korine

As a fan of many years and with a couple near misses in the past, today’s LFF interview is probably the highlight of the festival for me. It was my

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Film Festival, Live Action

DN LFF09: The Limits of Control – Jim Jarmusch

"With The Limits of Control, Jarmusch has easily made his best film since the seminal Dead Man." DN takes a look at the master filmmaker's latest movie.

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Animation, Film Festival

DN LFF09: Metropia – Tarik Saleh

After the screening of Metropia, director Tarik Saleh claimed he never wanted to make an animation and even went on to declare that after watching his film he

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Film Festival, Live Action

DN LFF09: Up in the Air – Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman (Juno, Thank You for Smoking) is back with another modern day tale of life, love and frequent flyer miles with Up in the Air. George Clooney

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Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN LFF09: Still Bill – Damani Baker & Alex Vlack

Damani Baker and Alex Vlack walk us through the 11 years of patient persistence behind their documentary about music legend Bill Withers in 'Still Bill'.

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Film Festival, Live Action

DN LFF 09: Father of my Children – Mia Hansen-Løve

From the opening titles, before even a word is spoken, you can tell this is a French film. From the simple shots of unmistakably French streets and the almost

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Film Festival, Live Action

DN LFF09: Balibo – Roger Connolly

Balibo is a political thriller of sorts, focusing on the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975 and in particular the involvement of a group of Australian

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Film Festival, Live Action

DN LFF09: Enter The Void – Gaspar Noe

There is a particular kind of critic that points at the work they’re reviewing and says ‘Yeah, well, if I had done it, I would have done it like

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