Posts Tagged: FILM
Bowiefest
The good name of David Bowie conjures many different images. Across his several-decade career he has assumed a multitude of different personas, hairstyles and styles; making music, setting trends and becoming an icon. Bowiefest celebrates just one string of many in Bowie’s
Bowiefest
The good name of David Bowie conjures many different images. Across his several-decade career he has assumed a multitude of different personas, hairstyles and styles; making music, setting trends and becoming an icon. Bowiefest celebrates just one string of many in Bowie’s
Wings of Desire: Looking In, Looking Out Festival
New contributor Raluca Petre returns Real|Reel Journal to Conway Hall and the Looking In Looking Out Festival to take a look at Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire and it’s position in the endlessly interesting world of film and philosophy. The Looking
Wings of Desire: Looking In, Looking Out Festival
New contributor Raluca Petre returns Real|Reel Journal to Conway Hall and the Looking In Looking Out Festival to take a look at Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire and it’s position in the endlessly interesting world of film and philosophy. The Looking
Phenomenology and the films of Andrea Arnold: Looking in Looking Out Festival
Amongst the varied line-up at Looking In Looking Out festival, the event that excited me most was a talk by Sophie Mayer and Dr. Lucy Bolton on the phenomenological impact of Andrea Arnold’s films. As the programme put it,
Phenomenology and the films of Andrea Arnold: Looking in Looking Out Festival
Amongst the varied line-up at Looking In Looking Out festival, the event that excited me most was a talk by Sophie Mayer and Dr. Lucy Bolton on the phenomenological impact of Andrea Arnold’s films. As the programme put it,
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012)
According to the press release Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012) is a “Dada performance and cultural investigation” – it certainly seems to fuse irreverence with document. The film straddles the documentary/art film divide managing to both capture a certain reality yet
Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012)
According to the press release Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012) is a “Dada performance and cultural investigation” – it certainly seems to fuse irreverence with document. The film straddles the documentary/art film divide managing to both capture a certain reality yet
The North Devon Movie Bus / Vintage Mobile Cinema
The North Devon Movie Bus Project was coordinated by Emma Giffard, an archive and exhibition project that saw her and her partner Ollie Halls put together a programme of local social-history films and travel around North Devon holding screenings in their mobile
The North Devon Movie Bus / Vintage Mobile Cinema
The North Devon Movie Bus Project was coordinated by Emma Giffard, an archive and exhibition project that saw her and her partner Ollie Halls put together a programme of local social-history films and travel around North Devon holding screenings in their mobile
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
For those of you lucky enough to be experiencing a film by Wes Anderson for the first time, Moonrise Kingdom (2012) is perhaps his most idiosyncratic, bombastic film, proving either utterly charming or totally twee for the budding ‘Wesbian.’ In
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
For those of you lucky enough to be experiencing a film by Wes Anderson for the first time, Moonrise Kingdom (2012) is perhaps his most idiosyncratic, bombastic film, proving either utterly charming or totally twee for the budding ‘Wesbian.’ In
Friends with Benefits: Ben Rivers at the LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images
“This programme is about making films with the good, the unbelievably obliging, and the sometimes long-suffering folk around you” – Ben Rivers Beautifully thought through and yet totally unassuming, Ben Rivers’ Friends with Benefits was a programme that transpired to
Friends with Benefits: Ben Rivers at the LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images
“This programme is about making films with the good, the unbelievably obliging, and the sometimes long-suffering folk around you” – Ben Rivers Beautifully thought through and yet totally unassuming, Ben Rivers’ Friends with Benefits was a programme that transpired to
Looking In, Looking Out: Film & Philosophy
Looking In, Looking Out is a new film festival being held between 27th June and 7th July in the historic venue of London’s Conway Hall. The festival promises its audience will get to examine and enjoy a wide range of
Looking In, Looking Out: Film & Philosophy
Looking In, Looking Out is a new film festival being held between 27th June and 7th July in the historic venue of London’s Conway Hall. The festival promises its audience will get to examine and enjoy a wide range of
Reel Ale Film Club: Waterloo Bridge
Following a foray into the salacious nightclub scene of 1920’s Piccadilly Circus in Piccadilly, for the second week of Reel Ale Film Club, we head down to Waterloo Bridge. Thanks to the magic of flashback, Waterloo Bridge is set during
Reel Ale Film Club: Waterloo Bridge
Following a foray into the salacious nightclub scene of 1920’s Piccadilly Circus in Piccadilly, for the second week of Reel Ale Film Club, we head down to Waterloo Bridge. Thanks to the magic of flashback, Waterloo Bridge is set during
Picturehouse Podcast Birthday Screening v.2.0: The Raid & Hard Boiled
After a disagreement between an elbow and a fire alarm the last event was postponed. This post now includes the updated dates and links: Our friends over at Picturehouse are celebrating the second year of their weekly podcast by holding a double-bill
Picturehouse Podcast Birthday Screening v.2.0: The Raid & Hard Boiled
After a disagreement between an elbow and a fire alarm the last event was postponed. This post now includes the updated dates and links: Our friends over at Picturehouse are celebrating the second year of their weekly podcast by holding a double-bill
The Bad and the Beautiful
Vincente Minnelli’s exploration of Hollywood’s wounded artists in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) is an immensely enjoyable piece of myth-making in line with the film industry’s troubled years in the early 1950s. The film’s use of a multiple-perspective narrative,
The Bad and the Beautiful
Vincente Minnelli’s exploration of Hollywood’s wounded artists in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) is an immensely enjoyable piece of myth-making in line with the film industry’s troubled years in the early 1950s. The film’s use of a multiple-perspective narrative,
Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation: An Interview with Professor Yosefa Loshitzky
The recently published issue of Third Text, included an article by Prof. Yosefa Loshitzky called ‘Popular Cinema as Popular Resistance: Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation,’ that focused on how Avatar (2009) had not only been extremely popular in Palestine, but
Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation: An Interview with Professor Yosefa Loshitzky
The recently published issue of Third Text, included an article by Prof. Yosefa Loshitzky called ‘Popular Cinema as Popular Resistance: Avatar in the Palestinian (Imagi)nation,’ that focused on how Avatar (2009) had not only been extremely popular in Palestine, but
Write for us!
Real|Reel Journal are looking for new contributors to write regular articles on film and wider film culture. The text below is taken from our submissions page and goes into a bit more detail about who we think would like to
Write for us!
Real|Reel Journal are looking for new contributors to write regular articles on film and wider film culture. The text below is taken from our submissions page and goes into a bit more detail about who we think would like to
The Little Joe Clubhouse at the Fringe! Gay Film Fest
Little Joe are a London based publication and film club that “look at film from a new perspective.” Light Industry described the work of Little Joe as “mapping the subterranean canon of gay and lesbian cinema, past and present.” As
The Little Joe Clubhouse at the Fringe! Gay Film Fest
Little Joe are a London based publication and film club that “look at film from a new perspective.” Light Industry described the work of Little Joe as “mapping the subterranean canon of gay and lesbian cinema, past and present.” As
Plurarity vs. Polarisation – Battleship (2012)
There are no two ways about it, Battleship (2012) is a very odd film. First there are the obvious things, like the fact it is based on a board game which lacks any narrative context, or the fact that it
Plurarity vs. Polarisation – Battleship (2012)
There are no two ways about it, Battleship (2012) is a very odd film. First there are the obvious things, like the fact it is based on a board game which lacks any narrative context, or the fact that it
‘The Cruising’ a Commision for Fringe! Gay Film Fest 12-15th April 2012
The Cruising, Abney Park Cemetery Thursday 12th April 10am – 7am Fringe! Film Fest runs from the 12th – 15th April and exists in conversation with, but is independent from, the BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival that happened recently (covered by Caroline Guo for Real|Reel).
‘The Cruising’ a Commision for Fringe! Gay Film Fest 12-15th April 2012
The Cruising, Abney Park Cemetery Thursday 12th April 10am – 7am Fringe! Film Fest runs from the 12th – 15th April and exists in conversation with, but is independent from, the BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival that happened recently (covered by Caroline Guo for Real|Reel).
BFI LLGFF: Mediatheque Event and Future Film Shorts – From Then to Now
Talk by curator Simon McCallum on the BFI Mediatheque’s Beautiful Things collection followed by screening of gay themed shorts by young filmmakers and panel discussion The London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival drew to a close and the buzz that’s
BFI LLGFF: Mediatheque Event and Future Film Shorts – From Then to Now
Talk by curator Simon McCallum on the BFI Mediatheque’s Beautiful Things collection followed by screening of gay themed shorts by young filmmakers and panel discussion The London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival drew to a close and the buzz that’s
The Kid With a Bike/Le Gamin Au Vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, 2011)
“When one is really alone, objects take on another type of importance” – Pierre Dardenne The Kid With a Bike (2011) does not offer anything in terms of psychological insights, it just shows characters as they react and interact. Cyril
The Kid With a Bike/Le Gamin Au Vélo (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, 2011)
“When one is really alone, objects take on another type of importance” – Pierre Dardenne The Kid With a Bike (2011) does not offer anything in terms of psychological insights, it just shows characters as they react and interact. Cyril
BFI LLGFF: Gun Hill Road – Intimate Spaces and Identities
Screening of Gun Hill Road (Rashaad Ernesto Green, 2011, USA) Concentrating largely on the family unit, Gun Hill Road follows Enrique’s (Esai Morales) return home after three years in prison to find that his son has begun the process of
BFI LLGFF: Gun Hill Road – Intimate Spaces and Identities
Screening of Gun Hill Road (Rashaad Ernesto Green, 2011, USA) Concentrating largely on the family unit, Gun Hill Road follows Enrique’s (Esai Morales) return home after three years in prison to find that his son has begun the process of
Kenneth Anger and the Camp Aesthetic
[Camp] is…always, at whatever cost, a cry against conformity, a shriek against boredom, a testament to ‘the potential uniqueness of each of us and our rights to that uniqueness.’ – George Melly This will be fun. Watch Kenneth Anger’s underground
Kenneth Anger and the Camp Aesthetic
[Camp] is…always, at whatever cost, a cry against conformity, a shriek against boredom, a testament to ‘the potential uniqueness of each of us and our rights to that uniqueness.’ – George Melly This will be fun. Watch Kenneth Anger’s underground
BFI LLGFF: Orchids, My Intersex Adventure – Coming to Terms with Shame
Screening of Orchids, My Intersex Adventure (Phoebe Hart, Australia, 2010) Phoebe Hart grew up ashamed: born part male and part female, she never learned what made her feel so different from the other girls at school until her mother revealed
BFI LLGFF: Orchids, My Intersex Adventure – Coming to Terms with Shame
Screening of Orchids, My Intersex Adventure (Phoebe Hart, Australia, 2010) Phoebe Hart grew up ashamed: born part male and part female, she never learned what made her feel so different from the other girls at school until her mother revealed
Real|Reel at The Cube, Bristol. An Interview with Paul Cooke.
The Cube is an independent cinema, events and community centre run by volunteers in Bristol. It is a beacon of creative light, a safe haven for all those passionate about good music, film and community. I spent some time talking
Real|Reel at The Cube, Bristol. An Interview with Paul Cooke.
The Cube is an independent cinema, events and community centre run by volunteers in Bristol. It is a beacon of creative light, a safe haven for all those passionate about good music, film and community. I spent some time talking
The Prisoner-of-War Film: Dorms, Prefects & Pranks
Some of my earliest cinematic memories (apart from The Jungle Book (1967) and One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)) are made up of watching VHS copies of prisoner-of-war films at my grandparents’ home. After recently re-watching The Wooden Horse
The Prisoner-of-War Film: Dorms, Prefects & Pranks
Some of my earliest cinematic memories (apart from The Jungle Book (1967) and One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)) are made up of watching VHS copies of prisoner-of-war films at my grandparents’ home. After recently re-watching The Wooden Horse
Las Acacias (Pablo Giorgelli, 2011)
“I was writing about my feelings, reflecting on my loneliness, but there was no story. But slowly those ideas started to transform into one, and a journey started taking form” - Pablo Giorelli quoted in Sight and Sound Pablo Giorgelli’s debut
Las Acacias (Pablo Giorgelli, 2011)
“I was writing about my feelings, reflecting on my loneliness, but there was no story. But slowly those ideas started to transform into one, and a journey started taking form” - Pablo Giorelli quoted in Sight and Sound Pablo Giorgelli’s debut
All Eyes on Haydée. La Collectionneuse (Eric Rohmer, 1967)
Eric Rohmer’s La Collectionneuse (1967) is the fourth movie in his Contes moraux (Six Moral Tales) series. The film follows a womanising art dealer Adrian (Patrick Bauchau) and his painter friend Daniel (Daniel Pommereulle) as they go away for a
All Eyes on Haydée. La Collectionneuse (Eric Rohmer, 1967)
Eric Rohmer’s La Collectionneuse (1967) is the fourth movie in his Contes moraux (Six Moral Tales) series. The film follows a womanising art dealer Adrian (Patrick Bauchau) and his painter friend Daniel (Daniel Pommereulle) as they go away for a
A Useful Life (Federico Veiroj, 2012)
“A Useful Life is a moving, pawkily funny movie about the end of an era, not quite the death of cinema, but a change in public taste that makes a certain kind of serious, dedicated cinephilia a thing of the
A Useful Life (Federico Veiroj, 2012)
“A Useful Life is a moving, pawkily funny movie about the end of an era, not quite the death of cinema, but a change in public taste that makes a certain kind of serious, dedicated cinephilia a thing of the
The Life and Death of Celluloid: The Fall of the House of Usher and Decasia
A recent double bill of The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein, 1928) and Decasia (Bill Morrison, 2002) at the BFI Southbank provoked a reflection on the life force of celluloid, in particular, Jean Epstein’s own theory of
The Life and Death of Celluloid: The Fall of the House of Usher and Decasia
A recent double bill of The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein, 1928) and Decasia (Bill Morrison, 2002) at the BFI Southbank provoked a reflection on the life force of celluloid, in particular, Jean Epstein’s own theory of
Tacita Dean’s Plea for Plurality
Why should we care about the rapid disappearance of the medium of film? This is the question that the artist Tacita Dean put to an audience of film industry members at an event titled ‘A Celebration of Film’ held in
Tacita Dean’s Plea for Plurality
Why should we care about the rapid disappearance of the medium of film? This is the question that the artist Tacita Dean put to an audience of film industry members at an event titled ‘A Celebration of Film’ held in
