• before

    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 ·

    If BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET are films about the hints and beginnings of fire, BEFORE MIDNIGHT is about how to stoke a blaze, writes Ann Linden.

    Linklater’s “Before” Trilogy

  • sif1

    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

  • bi1

    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

  • btc

    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

  • theemptyhome

    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

  • killing1

    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

LooperFeat
Monday, September 24, 2012

Looper

LOOPER is an intelligent neo-noir science fiction, with some striking images and more emotional resonance than the likes of INCEPTION. Jim Ross reviews the CFF2012 Surprise Film.

Christophe Wagner Interview | TakeOneCFF.com
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Christophe Wagner Interview

Director Christophe Wagner was at the Cambridge Film Festival to show his new film, DOUDEGE WÉNKEL (BLIND SPOT) – Jim Ross spoke to him about the film and the film industry in Luxembourg, his native country.

ShortFusion: To Celebrate | TakeOneCFF.com
Sunday, September 23, 2012

ShortFusion: To Celebrate

Jim Ross reviews the short films playing in the strand TO CELEBRATE – CALLUM, THE WAY THE LAMP SWINGS, BLACK DUST, DYLAN’S ROOM, DAYS OF AWE and LINE 102.

lacey
Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Lacey Rituals

Anthony Davis reviews this showcase of Bruce Lacey’s work, curated and introduced by William Fowler. An interview with William Fowler will follow soon.

Sean Connery (Mark Rutland)
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Marnie

The gripping psychological thriller MARNIE is most likely one of Hitchcock’s lesser appreciated films, as it misses most of the visual horror and obvious suspense of THE BIRDS or VERTIGO. Maria Sell reviews.

The-Doors-Hulton-Archive
Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Doors: Live at the Bowl ’68

Arranged and funded by The Doors, and shot on just five cameras, THE DOORS: LIVE AT THE BOWL ’68 is the only full live recording of the concert. Liam Jack reviews the CFF screening.

barcelonafeat
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Barcelona (Un Mapa)

A quietly dramatic series of chamber vignettes, the measured rhythm of BARCELONA (UN MAPA) will gradually draw you in, writes Jim Ross

hitch
Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Birds

Hitchcock’s other great horror masterpiece, THE BIRDS remains an extraordinarily effective exercise in apocalyptic terror, writes Gavin Midgley.