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    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 ·

    Jonathan Smith presents SUMMER IN FEBRUARY, based on his own original novel. “A triumph of antiquated posturing and quite unimaginative storytelling,” writes Ed Frost.

    Summer in February

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    Monday, June 17, 2013 ·

    Guy Pearce steals the show in Drake Doremus’ BREATHE IN, the opening night film at the 67th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

    Breathe In

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    Sunday, June 16, 2013 ·

    Fabulously gay, darling! For about the first half, anyway. And then BEHIND THE CANDELABRA turns into a slightly dreary tale of human weakness and failure, writes Keith Braithwaite.

    Behind the Candelabra

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    Tuesday, June 11, 2013 ·

    Kyrgyzstan’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film in the Academy Awards of 2013, THE EMPTY HOME, explores how individual ambition in the modern world has its price.

    The Empty Home (Pustoi Dom)

  • The Iceman | TakeOneCFF.com

    Monday, June 10, 2013 ·

    Although Michael Shannon delivers a superb performance, THE ICEMAN can only be carried so far by that and his ever-changing facial hair, claims Jim Ross.

    The Iceman

  • Cushing

    Sunday, June 9, 2013 ·

    The Daleks appeared at the Cambridge Picturehouse recently in two films from the Amicus stable, starring that celebrated gentleman of British genre cinema, Peter Cushing.

    Daleks – Invasion Picturehouse 2013AD

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    Thursday, June 6, 2013 ·

    Oppenheimer’s “extraordinary, lucid” documentary challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to cinematically reenact their mass-killings. (UK release 28 June)

    The Act of Killing

  • Populaire | TakeOneCFF.com

    Thursday, May 30, 2013 ·

    Andrew Nickolds dives in to this new French comedy, a “primary-coloured confectionery” set in the world of speed typing.

    Populaire

Nairobi Half Life | Cambridge African Film Festival | TakeOneCFF.com
Sunday, November 4, 2012

Nairobi Half Life

A universal tale of aspiration in the face of adversity is given fresh impetus and local nuances in Tosh Gitonga’s drama – the opening film of Film Africa and CAFF2012, writes Jim Ross

5 Broken Cameras: Guy Davidi Interview | TakeOneCFF.com
Sunday, November 4, 2012

5 Broken Cameras: Guy Davidi Interview

5 BROKEN CAMERAS is an extremely powerful documentary charting life in the village of Bil’in on the West Bank. Toby Miller got the opportunity to speak to co-director Guy Davidi for an in-depth interview on the making of the film.

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Talking Kuchu – the fight for gay rights in Uganda

If you take Western European views on homosexuality for granted, you should watch CALL ME KUCHU. David Perilli interviews creators Katy and Malika, and activist Naome Ruzindana.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Dead End

Mihai Kolcsar has a Hallowe’en flashback to the fearsome forests of Transylvania, triggered by the underrated classic DEAD END, starring Ray Wise and Lin Shaye.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A Nightmare At The Museum

Piers Houlin met the horror legend Robert Englund, who waxed lyrical on British period drama and James Corden’s contribution to Broadway humour.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Tommy

Latest contribution to the Hallowe’en Specials: Keith Braithwaite’s top trouser-soiling moment from cinema history features in The Who’s bonkers, mawkish rock opera TOMMY.

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Monday, October 29, 2012

Dumbo: The Children’s Horror Film

DUMBO plays on themes that are universally fear-inducing for children: isolation, bullying and embarrassment, writes Joe De-Vine.

Skyfall | TakeOneCFF.com
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Skyfall

For the series’ 50th anniversary, fans have a Bond film that seems to get almost everything right, writes Liam Jack.