At the end of 1964, celebrated guitar maestro Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds, a band still searching for their first hit. His replacement was a player of very different capabilities - a technical and sonic pioneer who helped propel the group from their former status as a blues covers act
By Josh Horwood. Directed by Greg Barker, 93 mins, Limited release from Friday 14th December. This engaging documentary charts individual accounts from the Arab Spring of 2011. It picks up three separate stories: a father and son in Libya, two individuals in Syria and a family in Bahrain. Although it is a
What’s in a name? There’s more to the title of the next James Bond film than meets the eye, according to a film historian at the University of Leicester. Writing in The Conversation, Professor of Film Studies James Chapman, of the Department of History of Art and Film, said the name of
By Daryl Bär Taking a more channeled approach to this classroom documentary Julie Bertuccelli paints an intricately detailed picture of the lives and personal development of several international students getting to grips with a foreign language in a foreign country. This is most certainly no “fluff piece”, as the time we
The Moët British Independent Film Awards are proud to announce the following winners for 2014 BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM - Pride BEST DIRECTOR - Yann Demange – '71 THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] - Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard – 20,000 Days on Earth BEST SCREENPLAY - Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan – Frank BEST ACTRESS - Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle BEST ACTOR - Brendan Gleeson – Calvary BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Imelda Staunton – Pride BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Andrew Scott – Pride MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER - Sameena Jabeen Ahmed – Catch Me Daddy BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION - The Goob BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT - Stephen Rennicks - Music – Frank BEST DOCUMENTARY - Next Goal Wins BEST BRITISH SHORT - The Kármán Line BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM - Boyhood THE RAINDANCE AWARD - Luna THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film) - Emma Thompson THE VARIETY AWARD - Benedict Cumberbatch THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE - John Boorman
