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Tag: Drama

  • Grace of Monaco set to open Cannes Film Festival

    As we approach the beginning of the festival circuit, it has now been confirmed that Olivier Dahan’s Grace Kelly biopic will open the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on May 14th. Though appearing out of competition, expectations are suitably high for the film, starring Nicole Kidman and Tim Roth, in spite of the fact film fans… Read More >

    Written by

    Theo Pape

  • Notorious producer Harvey Weinstein makes U-turn on Snowpiercer edits

    With a series of vocal criticisms from stars such as Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans and John Hurt, it seems that producer Harvey Weinstein has decided against making severe edits to forthcoming thriller Snowpiercer for American audiences. The title, directed by the South Korean Bong Joon-ho is an innovative, daring piece of cinema, and one Weinstein… Read More >

    Written by

    Theo Pape

  • Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival

    Though you would have been advised to place your money on Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to take home the grand prize at the closing ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival, instead the Golden Bear was surprisingly awarded to Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice. The Chinese thriller was considered to have only a small chance of… Read More >

    Written by

    Theo Pape

  • Erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake pulled from Cineworld screens

    Though a hit on the festival circuit – with a triumphant showing at Cannes Film Festival last year – Alain Guiraudie’s erotic French picture has been pulled from cinema chain Cineworld screens, only two days before its general release. The production, which features explicit sexual scenes, has been pulled by the multiplex chain following a… Read More >

    Written by

    Theo Pape

  • Flickreel’s 2014 Oscar Predictions

    It’s that time of year again to celebrate the very best of the past year in film, with the prestigious 86th Academy Awards soon to be upon us. As we all prepare to settle in for the night, and ridicule the red carpet coverage and then open up the dolly mixture and marvel in the… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Wolf of Wall Street Review

    “Scorsese has created an absurd, farcical world, where everything feels overelaborate to match the frivolous spending of our protagonist, almost like a theme park”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Why Allegations of Glamorisation in The Wolf of Wall Street Are Wide of the Mark

    “It’s not attempting to be searingly authentic, this is cinema – and Scorsese knows what he’s doing. It seems that with success and critical acclaim (which The Wolf of Wall Street has had in abundance), people are always incensed into offering a counter argument”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Railway Man Review

    “in Jonathan Teplitzky’s profound World War Two drama, The Railway Man, Firth has to portray a darker side to his demeanour to what we’re used to seeing”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Invisible Woman Review

    “Having tackled Shakespeare in his directorial debut, Coriolanus, esteemed filmmaker Ralph Fiennes has now tried his hand at exploring the life of Charles Dickens, as he delves into the illegitimate relationship the much celebrated wordsmith had with a young girl named Nelly”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Review

    “With little over 300 pages to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, questions were suitably raised as to why filmmaker Peter Jackson had decided to tell this story across three feature length movies”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape