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UK Film Review
- Nov 11, 2017
- 2 min
Constellations: an animated short film
Film Feature by Hannah Sayer Little Wallop Films is an independent production company founded by Liverpool based filmmaker Charlie Granby. The main aims of the company are to make films with affordable budgets and to help young filmmakers to produce work which gets seen. They are currently crowdfunding for an ambitious stop-motion animation titled Constellations which follows a love story between two stars. It is a passion project for the crew involved who are based all over
UK Film Review
- Oct 29, 2017
- 1 min
3 awesome Short Film Trailers
Film Feature by Chris Olson Amid the chaos and noise of the movie industry, getting attention to the little guys can be difficult...and by little guys I simply mean in terms of industry power. Here at UK Film Review we review and promote movies of all kinds, from the biggest theatrical releases to the tiniest short films. With that in mind here are 3 awesome Short Film Trailers for you to enjoy. Neuroplastic We reviewed this sci-fi short back in May 2017 and we wowed by its c
UK Film Review
- Sep 20, 2017
- 6 min
London Film Festival 2017
Everything you need to know about the 61st London Film Festival Film Festival Feature by Owen Herman On 4th October 2017 the 61st BFI London Film Festival will begin. Over twelve days, fifteen cinemas will show two-hundred and forty-three features from sixty-one countries. Four competitions will be judged and the “Strands” of Love, Debate, Laugh, Dare, Thrill, Cult, Journey, Create, Family, Experimental, and Treasures will all be explored. There is much to get one’s head arou
UK Film Review
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
Twin Peaks: The Return
★★★★★ Directed by David Lynch Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Naomi Watts, Miguel Ferrer Film Feature by Seamus Conlon David Lynch’s serialised 18-hour film Twin Peaks: The Return closed on a baffling and deliberate bum-note that would lead those familiar with the similarly obfuscating Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive to consider how much of the epic may have been a dream or hallucination stemming from a particular character’s consciousness. After a penultimate episode
UK Film Review
- Aug 25, 2017
- 4 min
Netflix’s Marvel Films from Worst to Best
A Ranking of Netflix’s Marvel Films from Worst to Best. Netflix Film Review by Kirsty Asher 6. Thor: The Dark World Thor is absolutely my favourite cinematic Avenger, and 2011’s Thor might well be my favourite of Marvel’s post-Iron Man films. As a theatre-lover and former performer, I think it was bang on the money to hire Kenneth Branagh to direct the first outing, giving Shakespearean swagger to the Norse mythology - it was just what the character and the fictional world ne
UK Film Review
- Aug 2, 2017
- 4 min
Going against the grain: Oats Studio and experimental filmmaking
Film Feature by Owen Herman Oats Studios describes itself as an “experimental filmmaking lab”; something that is trying to be innovative in the blockbuster heavy world of film. When asked the question “What is Oats?” various employees ‘ummed’ and ‘arred’ before coming up with words and phrases like “playpen”, “secretive” and “collective of ideas”. The themes of filmmaking freedom mixed with fun experimentation run through the various descriptions of the studio and through the
UK Film Review
- Jul 29, 2017
- 13 min
Filmmaker Interview Phil Giordano
Filmmaker Interview by Andrew Young American filmmaker Phil Giordano has been garnering awards and attention for some time now. He was recently the recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Award and first prize at the NYU First Run Film Festival and is immensely proud of them, especially the latter award, which had been a long-term goal of his. This all comes from his compelling and compassionate short Supot. Following a young boy in the rural Philippines as he approaches the
UK Film Review
- Jul 22, 2017
- 3 min
10 Films to See Before You Die
Film Feature by Seamus Conlon It is the question we ask ourselves (almost) every day...if the end was nigh, which movies that have been stacked up next to the widescreen would I finally make time for? Film critic Seamus Conlon gives us his run down of the 10 Films to See Before You Die... Sunrise (1927) The best of all silent films is a love story of such visual invention as to feel avant-garde even today. A nameless husband is seduced from rural life by the temptation of a c
UK Film Review
- Jul 16, 2017
- 2 min
The Best Filmmaking Courses in the UK
Film Feature by Chris Olson Home to tutting in queues, washing up bowls, and a general sense of never knowing how or what to tip, the UK is a wonderful place. Amongst our eccentricities is a bountiful movie industry, with phenomenally creative artists both in front and behind the camera. With so many amazing films emerging in recent years being made here in Britain, as well as a political need to create more economic growth, there has been a push to get more people involved i
UK Film Review
- Jun 17, 2017
- 3 min
Secret Cinema: Moulin Rouge
Film Event Feature by Chris Olson The feeling of saturation is most definitely a 1st World Problem. We find ourselves, on a daily basis, bemoaning the way in which we consume culture and then readily go ahead and engage with it in the exact same way. Specifically in the movie world, there is the franchise formula which has a stranglehold on cinemas for the next few generations, a glut of reboots (from the earliest days of cinema to TV shows no one liked the first time they ca
UK Film Review
- Apr 14, 2017
- 4 min
The Passion of the Christ Easter Special
★★★★★ Directed by Mel Gibson
Written by Benedict Fitzgerald & Mel Gibson
Starring Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci & Maia Morgenstern Film Review by Dean Pettipher All people will at some point relate to being overpowered by a sudden light shining upon them, resulting in striking revelations of indisputably benevolent sacrifice that they until now had taken for granted. One form that such a light may take could be a chocolate Easter egg, which a newly independent individual
UK Film Review
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
Top 5 Movie Trailers for January 2017
Film Feature by Chris Olson It's a new year, and a new dawn on films in 2017. Before the awards season gets too messy, audiences have been treated to some amazing films in January 2017, after a particularly epic ending to 2016 with the likes of Rogue One and Passengers. On this page you will find some of the hottest Movie Trailers for films that came out this month, and Film Reviews for them where we have them. Sadly not all the movies were reviewed by the time this article h
UK Film Review
- Jan 13, 2017
- 3 min
Creative England i-Shorts Showcase LSFF
Film Festival Feature by Amaliah S. Marmon-Halm LSFF – Creative England i-Shorts Showcase
Hackney Picturehouse
11/01/2017 Shamas In a packed out screen, on the top level of the cinema, we all waited to see what the latest offering of shorts curated by Creative England had in store. These 6 shorts showcased a mixture of work from budding filmmakers based outside of London, all wanting to prove that they are the future of British filmmaking. As usual, this selection didn’t di
UK Film Review
- Sep 30, 2016
- 4 min
China Industry Forum Raindance 2016
A Quest of Discovery That Must Never End: Reflections on the China Industry Forum (22nd September 2016) Film Feature by Dean Pettipher “Life is finite, while knowledge is infinite.” These were words declared and recorded in writing by the Chinese philosopher of more ancient times, Zhuang Zhou. Of all the proverbs and sayings of world-renowned wisdom, the aforementioned notion, without a doubt, best encapsulated the most immediate sentiment of this year’s China Industry Forum,
UK Film Review
- Sep 20, 2016
- 4 min
Interview with Pablo Croissier
Interview by Chris Olson Short film Lookouts is a daring fantasy, with an outstanding visual aesthetic. We talk to the film's very talented composer about working on such a high-end movie, as well as indie filmmaking in 2016. Can you tell us a bit about how you came to be the Composer for Lookouts? My former manager read the synopsis for the casting call and really liked the story, so he contacted David & Kristin (Director and Executive Producer respectively). After a few mon
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