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Getting kids into cinema
by Chris Docker
Glasgow Film Festival director Allison Gardner talks about her plans to make films more popular with youngsters.
Taking Cinderella back to her roots
by Tony Sullivan
David Kaplan talks about his rotoscope-animation of the fairytale, based on a Chinese version of the story, at the Sundance 2007 premiere of the film.
Forbidden Love
by Jennie Kermode
This Valentine's Day we celebrate cinema that breaks boundaries.
Fighting for The Fountain
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Darren Aronofsky and star Rachel Weisz reveal the struggle to make The Fountain - and explain why its central themes are so important.
Biggerstaff hits the big-time
by Jennie Kermode
With supermarket-set romance Cashback opening this year's Glasgow Film Festival, young Scottish Star Sean Biggerstaff, perhaps best known as Oliver from the Harry Potter films, seems perched on the brink of a brilliant career. Eye For Film caught up with him to ask a few questions.
2006 - How was it for you?
by Jennie Kermode
We tot up your votes for last year's cinematic hits and misses.
Sundance 2007 : Day Ten
by Amber Wilkinson
The final day of Eye For Film's coverage leads us to black comedy - The Savages. And the Awards are dished out.
Sundance 2007 : Day Nine
by Amber Wilkinson
Sexual deviancy explored, black comedy with Martin Freeman, and the hugely controversial Hounddog.
Sundance 2007 : Day Eight
by Amber Wilkinson
Van Der Graff generator bedclothes, Away From Her starts the waterworks, and Donovan serenades Eye For Film. (And - IMDB user Rotary Girl, we're not worthy!!)
Sundance 2007 : Day Seven
by Amber Wilkinson
Eye For Film joins Garth Jennings for a chat, and turns up to the Filmmaker's party. Waitress and Weapons are the movies du jour.
Sundance 2007: Day Six
by Amber Wilkinson
Outstanding Brit flick Son of Rambow takes the breath away, Nick Broomfield discusses Ghosts, and Crossing The Line crosses the critics well.
Sundance 2007: Day Five
by Amber Wilkinson
Cancellations and other disappointments : Anthony Hopkins slipstreams his way into a muddle, but at least Scotland's own Kate Dickie takes time to chat.
Sundance 2007: Day Four
by Amber Wilkinson
Domesticated Zombies?! Every bit as uneventful as it sounds - at least Clubland makes up for it.
Sundance 2007: Day Three
by Amber Wilkinson
A foolish imperial/metric conversion, and the aptly titled Snow Angels. That, and Freud's retroactive horror film.
Sundance 2007: Day Two
by Amber Wilkinson
The latest mutterings of a mad mind... I blame the Skittles.
Sundance Film Festival 2007: Day One continued - Press conference
by Amber Wilkinson
A comparatively calm Robert Redford introduces the latest Sundance Film Festival, the granddaddy of independent film festivals.
Sundance 2007: Day One
by Amber Wilkinson
Day One : No shrieking children airplane insanity, but bugger us.. it's cold!
Baby, it's been an incredible year
by Amber Wilkinson
Juno director Jason Reitman on filmmaking, fatherhood and the future.
Make me into a Movie!
by Chris Docker
A murderer from German literature stalks a path from page to screen.
The Best of 2006
by Jennie Kermode
Vote for your favourites to win copies of Shooting Dogs, Stay and Song for a Raggy Boy.
The Restoration of Oz
by Scott Macdonald
As The Wizard of Oz returns to delight a new generation, we explore the real magic of cinema. The film you'll see in cinemas now is clean and bright; but how was this achieved?
Looking forward to Sundance
by Amber Wilkinson
The setting may be cold but 2007 promises to be another hot year for films at the world's biggest independent film festival.
Dragon moviemakers hope to slay audience
by Ben Sillis
Eragon's director and stars reveal the film is as much about coming of age as mythical creatures.
David Leaf on the enigmatic Beatle
by Sally Durcan
David Leaf, Director of The US vs. John Lennon discusses his film with Sally Durcan.
London to Brighton in just 85 minutes
by Jennie Kermode
As London to Brighton takes audiences by storm, Jennie Kermode catches up with director Paul Andrew Williams in Glasgow
Rocket release puts star 'over the moon'
by Amber Wilkinson
Shauna Macdonald on the Post that is five years late.
Altman: a maverick life
by Jennie Kermode
Life and times of the innovative director and political agitator with no plans for retirement.
3D thrills
by Jennie Kermode
Grab your glasses and check out our top 10 3D movies.
London Film Festival 2006: Day 14
by Paul Griffiths
Our diarist heads for the ghettos of Manila, courtesy of The Blossoming Of Maximo Oliveras.
When Japanese cinema went wild
by Anton Bitel
The rise of rebellious directors in the 1960s and 70s who rewrote the rules of Japanese cinema.
London Film Festival 2006: Day 13
by Paul Griffiths
Ben Affleck and Jason Isaac grace the red carpet for Hollywoodland and our reviewer goes Slumming
A birthday portrait
by Paul Griffiths
LFF celebrates 50 years with Trafalgar Square extravaganza.
Kate delays own premiere
by Paul Griffiths
Star takes time out to greet fans at LFF.
It's Scott to be Ridley, says Crowe
by Paul Griffiths
Star reveals why he loves to work with Brit director.
Crowds scrum on down for Black Book screening
by Paul Griffiths
Paul Griffiths reports from the London Film Festival screening of Paul Verhoeven's latest film.
Definitive Kingdom
by Matt Arnoldi
Ridley Scott on the extended release of Kingdom of Heaven
Verhoeven on the 'necessity' of returing to Europe
by Paul Griffiths
Director speaks candidly about new film Black Book.
Gimme Five
by Paul Griffiths
Paul Griffiths faces the agonies of choice during the first five days of the London Film Festival, ultimately plumping for The Last King Of Scotland, Candy, A Comedy Of Power and Big Bang Love, Juvenile A.
A flying visit to the London Film Festival
by Darren Amner
Eye For Film reviewer savours the best of the fest.
Holocaust fatigue - the worst kind of insult
by Amber Wilkinson
Rex Bloomstein's acclaimed new documentary KZ incisively disects the modern day fascination with the Holocaust remains. He speaks to Eye For Film about the project and it's purpose.
Resfest - a decade of influence
by Amber Wilkinson
Touring digital festival notches up ten years.
The body electric
by Jennie Kermode
Cinema's changing attitude to conjoined twins and other human oddities.
Delightfully different
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Pratibha Parmar explains how she brought love, laughter and lesbianism to the big screen in Nina's Heavenly Delights
‘How to Build a Universe…’
by Merlin Harries
The Cinema of Philip K. Dick
Little Miss Sunshine Interview
by Chris Docker
EyeForFilm talk to directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton about their new film Little Miss Sunshine.
“They don’t make ‘em like they used to”
by Merlin Harries
The Hollywood Horror of Remakes
Goodbye Glenn Ford
by Jennie Kermode
The great leading man passes on, leaving an embarrassment of pre-Sixties riches.
Michael Douglas on The Sentinel
by Paul Griffiths
A reflective star on the duties of fatherhood and finding balance in his work.
Hal Ashby: The Last Detail
by Davros
There's no doubt about it: the boy did good. But at a price...
Day Fourteen: Sunday 27th August
by Chris Docker
Former Vice-President Al Gore introduces his documentary, and we catch the Best of the Fest
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