We all know that in the Europe of the Second World War, the Nazis are the bad guys. A whole history of cinema has enforced this idea and we, the modern generation, are comfortable with it and accept it. But what about the Germans? The Nazis are a political party,
Two Jacks, directed by Bernard Rose, concerns the Hollywood exploits of - you guessed it - Two different Jacks: Legendary filmmaker Jack Hussar (Danny Huston) and, later, his upstart auteur son, Jack Jnr (Jack Huston). Based somewhat upon Leo Tolstoy's short story Two Hussars, the film rambles its way through Los
Victor works in the municipal market in Paraguay as a wheelbarrow boy. When we first meet Victor he is dreaming of a life far removed from his day to day existence. He dreams of being in the movies, being on screen and being famous. However, in his actual life he's
A tale of friendship, joy, frustration and betrayal Junk embodies everything that can be drawn from a collaborative and creative process. Former friends Kaveh and Raul are reluctantly drawn back together when their B-movie flick Islama-rama 2: Mustafa Lives is entered into a small-time film festival attended by their hero
One of my favourite talking points as a film fan is re-makes. I love and hate them in equal measure. Expectancy, hope and depression strike all at once when I read an article on the latest Hollywood re-boot of a much beloved classic. Fortunately sometimes they’re brilliant and bring plenty
