By Ben Taylor. It had been going so well. In 2014, the Academy Awards rolled out a (somewhat) diverse list of nominees, including Steve McQueen (director), Chiwetel Ejiofor (lead actor) and Barkhad Abdi (supporting actor). Lupita Nyong’o (supporting actress) and John Ridley IV (screenwriter) were also nominated, each winning Oscars for
Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms from February 1st, 2016 courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, is a visceral, unflinching portrayal of the war against drugs. Critically lauded and impossible to tear your eyes away from, the film goes deep into the politics and the tensions that
Valentine's Day is fast approaching so the chance to rush down to your nearest petrol station to grab a bunch of wilting reds, Terry’s All Gold and a VD card is there for you. But what do you write inside that card? A half-assed love poem, or a pun riddled message
Todd Haynes’ (director of amongst other things, Far from Heaven, I’m Not There and Mildred Pierce) film Carol was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015, and attracted lots of distracting attention for the wrong reason. An interview with co-star, Cate Blanchett, was misconstrued. Had she or had she not
Ahead of the UK premiere screening of BASKIN at the Glasgow Film Festival, FrightFest ask the director, Can Evrenol a few pertinent questions… Q: What were the challenges of elongating the BASKIN short film ideas into a full feature? A brief history of Turkish genre cinema and the must-see movies virgins should
