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The Great Consoler (Hyperkino Edition) - a moving, innovative Russian dramaAddressing the role a creative person should play in society, Kuleshov's drama is based on the jailing of American writer O. Henry. This Hyperkino edition adds copious background material.
4th February 2012
Review
Sherlock: Series 2 - the BBC's outstanding drama continues, just £12.99 on DVDSeries 2 of Sherlock Holmes in the 21st century sees a brilliant rejigging of two of his nemeses: Irene Adler and a gleefully lunatic Moriarty. Bendict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman star. It was a high-risk strategy, updating Sherlock Holmes to the 21st century. Principal objections? That a fog-bound 19th century London is crucial to the Holmes ethos, and the fact that a new Holmes franchise (with ...
3rd February 2012
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Afterschool - a poised and unnerving school voyeurism drama, just £7.99 on DVDEzra Miller (a demonic presence in We Need to Talk About Kevin) stars in this provocative tale of teenage alienation that places age-old adolescent anxieties in a disorienting digital age.
3rd February 2012
Podcast
Podcast: This is the Turksib crossing the border...Graeme revisits a standout release of 2011 from the BFI - The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail, which presents the Russian film Turksib next to five British documentaries that it influenced, including the evergreen Night Mail. In this podcast Graeme looks at the fascinating recent BFI release, 'The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Night Mail', which allies Viktor Turin's mighty 1929 film, Turksib, with a number of British documentaries...
1st February 2012
Review
This Land is Mine - Jean Renoir's film of life in occupied Europe, just £8.99Charles Laughton gives one of the finest performances of his distinguished career in this powerful wartime story of a small town under Nazi occupation, says James Oliver. As the second world war raged, Hollywood fought the good fight with a series of artful movies dramatising life in occupied Europe. This Land is Mine was Jean Renoir's contribution to the cycle: it's one of the bes...
1st February 2012
New Release
Borgen - a gripping political thriller from the producers of The KillingDescribed as 'the Danish West Wing' and featuring strong female characters, this is a compelling series about power, political intrigue and the media that fills the gap left by the Killing.
31st January 2012
Review
Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen's romantic homage to 1920s Paris, just 12.99A magical romantic comedy starring Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris pays nostalgic tribute to the city of love. Happily, it's Woody without a foot placed wrong, says Peter Wild. It’s refreshing that after a great many years, during which Woody Allen fans had to sometimes work quite hard to defend the reputation of the great man (Cassandra’s Dream had … uhm … a good performance from Tom Wi...
31st January 2012
Review
Happiness - surreal, silent Russian cinema in Hyperkino formatA cinematic folktale in which a poor peasant is sent out by his wife to find happiness. Exuding a spirit of continual cinematic invention, this is a rare treat of Russian silent cinema says Graeme Hobbs. Released in 1935, described two years later in a regional newspaper as 'pernicious' and 'a libel against the Russian peasantry', forcing its withdrawal from circulation for more than 20 years, Aleksandr Medvedkin'...
30th January 2012
Review
By the Bluest of Seas - classic Russian cinema in Hyperkino formatThis cinematic fairytale from 1936 finds two sailors shipwrecked on an island in the Caspian where both fall for the same girl. Graeme Hobbs is entranced. 'It's an amazing film. A salty, windy, sunny film. You don't seem to watch it or listen to it, you're simply absorbing it, like the blue sea air, gulp after gulp,' said film scholar Mark Kushnirov of Boris Barnet'...
30th January 2012
Review
Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine's powerful award-winning debut, just £10.99Triple prize winner at the British Independent Film Awards, this hard-bitten directorial debut features amazing performances from Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman. See it, says Mike McCahill. Dog-lovers be warned: actor Paddy Considine’s directorial debut opens with a man ferociously kicking his pet pooch to death. Astonishingly, this is Tyrannosaur’s idea of a hero. Alcoholic loner Joseph (Peter Mulla...
30th January 2012
Guide
Theo Angelopoulos - An overlooked master of cinema dies aged 76Theo Angelopoulos was sadly killed in a road accident whilst shooting his new film, The Other Sea. He leaves behind a highly impressive and individual body of work, examining the history of modern Greece. Theo Angelopoulos, who sadly died in 2012, was one of the overlooked masters of modern cinema. A former critic, he trained at the famous IDHEC school in Paris, where he was profoundly influenced by the great film ...
27th January 2012
Review
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - a masterful film of le Carré's novel, just £11.99 on DVDThis triumphant remake of le Carré's cold war tale sees Gary Oldman as Smiley leading an exemplary cast. Elegant cinematic solutions to complexity make this a must-see, says Milo Wakelin. There can be few drama series more revered than John Irvin’s 1979 BBC adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and few actors more beloved than Alec Guinness, who delivered a career-crowning performance as the ...
23rd January 2012
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