Sundance : Day Four
by Amber Wilkinson
Amber interviews cast and director of Lucky Number Slevin, enjoys the hospitality of the Sundance Institute, as well as snagging her first goody-bag!
Sundance : Day Three
by Amber Wilkinson
Nosebleeds, technological SNAFUs, and soaking up the atmosphere - along to the sentimental tones of Rufus Wainwright. And another three movies!
Sundance : Day Two
by Amber Wilkinson
Three movies a day never gets old, but late-night wine and DVD screeners soothe Amber's exhausted nerves.
Sundance 2006: Day One
by Amber Wilkinson
Day One: Amber checks out the keynote speech, and gets used to the freezing cold and alcohol-free parties.
Sundance 2006 Preview
by Amber Wilkinson
A strong lineup for this year's Sundance, let EyeForFilm guide us through it..
The Best and Worst Films of 2005
by The Management
Who was on form in 2005? Our reviewers offer divergent views on the best and worst from movieland last year.
Nice and Sleazy Does It
by Matt Arnoldi
Sergio Machado's debut feature Lower City gets down and dirty in Brazil.
LFF 2005 Wraps
by Matthew Arnoldi
Clooney brings sizzle to LFF closing party.
Slovenian season impresses at Filmhouse
by Angus Wolfe Murray
Damjan Kozole discusses the state of Slovenian Cinema with The Wolf
Book Review : Write Screenplays That Sell
by Kotleta
So you think you can write a screenplay? It always helps to ask a guy that knows.
Best of the Resfest
by Amber Wilkinson
Highlights of the touring international festival that's pushing back the boundaries of film-making.
London Calling
by Matthew Arnoldi
Picking through the 49th London Film Festival.
Brody's Method
by Amber Wilkinson
Adrien Brody explains why moving from arthouse film The Jacket, just out on DVD, to Peter Jackson's multi-million King Kong is not such a big leap.
Notes From Venice
by Dazza
Highlights from the Venice Film Festival press conferences for Brokeback Mountain, Casanova, Brothers Grimm, and Elizabethtown.
If Bill Nighy Designed Earth
by John Miller
With the DVD release of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Bill Nighy, who plays planetary architect Startibartfast, muses on how he would modify this planet.
Brokeback Mountain, David Brent and Body Clocks
by Dazza
Our roving reporter brings coverage of Day 1 and 2 of the 62nd Venice Film Festival
Frightfest Wraps Up
by AntBit
Day 3 and 4: Our reporter emerges satiated from the London Odeon's four-day horror feeding frenzy.
Ghoul and Gore Lovers Gravitate to Frightfest
by AntBit
Fantasy, sci-fi and horror order of the day at 4-day film fest in London.
EIFF Closing Gala
by Kotleta
Edinburgh film festival closes with perfectly tacky Eighties party for The Business.
Anti-Piracy Message Not Getting Through
by El Topo
One reporter's opinion of a Macrovision sponsored round table on movie piracy.
EIFF Highlights and Lowpoints
by Kotleta
'Monarch' star in SnuffMovie, fest highlights, and boys from The Business pay a little visit.
Exorcist Director: Horror Not Like It Used to Be
by Kotleta
Paul Schrader disses "videogame mentality" of modern horror, and more film fest gems on EIFF Day 9.
Silence and Quiet at the EIFF
by Kotleta
Short docs on Silence and last word on Joss on EIFF day 8.
Scoring With Joss
by Kotleta
Not even Elijah Wood and the boys from Green Street can upstage Reel Life with Joss on day 7 at the EIFF.
Joss Whedon Brings Serenity
by Kotleta
EIFF day 6: all nine cast members of Serenity, and director Joss Whedon, hit Edinburgh for the U.K. premiere.
Digital Life Leaves Diarist Cold
by Kotleta
Day 5 at the EIFF: Digital Realities day no cure for hangover.
Cultural Plans Go Awry
by Kotleta
Day 4 at the EIFF: So many parties! What's a festival diarist to do?
A Film To Be Joyous About
by Kotleta
Edinburgh International Film Festival Day 3: Thumbsucker, brain-gorgers, and spliff-tokers.
Cinema's Word Processors
by Kotleta
Day 2 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival: where writing is concerned, it's all about one thing, says Anthony Minghella.
Swaziland Comes To Edinburgh
by Kotleta
Richard E Grant's Wah-Wah opens the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Peter Mullan Seeing Clearly
by Amber Wilkinson
Peter Mullan still chills out with the swimming practice that he started for On A Clear Day - but the Scottish star has a few heated words on the state of tv and cinema.
Rings Star Chills As Channel Swimmer
by Amber Wilkinson
After New Zealand's warm climes, Billy Boyd found filmming On A Clear Day a distinctly chilly experience.
Composer Sees Fulfillment of Childhood Dream
by Amber Wilkinson
Jane Antonia Cornish became the first woman to ever win a BAFTA award for music when she scooped the gong for best British new composer for her soundtrack to Five Children and It. She explains how she found her vocation.
Seu and Steve Zissou
by Angus Wolfe Murray
Star of the Brazilian pop scene Seu Jorge on his "Life Aquatic" experience
Rambette of the Caves
by Brian Pendreigh
Shauna Macdonald might seem an unlikely action heroine for Brit horror flick The Descent.
Only Rock N Roll?
by Tartan Films
Seven years in the making, Ondi Timoner’s DiG! is a music documentary that follows the differing fortunes of two bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Danny Aims For Millions
by Nick Jones
The latest movie from Danny Boyle, Millions, may sound similar to Shallow Grave in that it revolves around a pile of misplaced dosh, but he says that this is very different from previous work.
Life and Death in New Jersey: Todd Solondz on Palindromes
by The Exile
Todd Solondz, chronicler of hell in all its forms, discusses choice, change, and the illusion of free will.
Treasure Two's Trail Tales
by John Millar
Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger share some behind-the-scenes stories from Jerry Bruckheimer's adventure yarn National Treasure, out now on DVD.
Keira Finds The Jacket Suits
by Amber Wilkinson
For teen star Keira Knightley The Jacket offered liberation from a rut of costume drama.
Natalie Portman on Garden State
by John Miller
Natalie Portman talks to John Miller about indie romantic drama Garden State, which was just released on DVD
The Incredibles DVD
by John Millar
Q&A with the creator of The Incredibles, Brad Bird, and Holly Hunter, who voiced Elastigirl, the supermom
Practically Romantic
by John Millar
Director Garry Marshall, Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway on Princess Diaries 2, out on DVD
Unmasking the Yes Men
by Matthew Arnoldi
Performance activists The Yes Men say they are raising the stakes because people will believe virtually anything.
The Voice of Bambi
by Angus Wolfe Murray
Vietnam vet explains how he became the voice of the classic Disney character.
Hero's Martial Art
by John Millar
Director Zhang Yimou, cinematographer Christopher Doyle, actors Jet Li and Zhang Ziyi talk about the making of Chinese historical epic Hero, out soon on DVD.
Finding Room For Grief
by Matt Arnoldi
When second-time director Tod Williams asked John Irving if he could adapt his novel, to his surprise the author agreed.
Going Underground
by Matt Arnoldi
Director Christopher Smith and Bourne Supremacy star Franka Potente on making subterranean horror Creep down the London tube.
Sundown at Sundance 2005
by Amber Wilkinson
Topical doc Why We Fight and Forty Shades of Blue win Grand Jury Prizes; Sundance Awards Party and winners.
Village Person
by John Millar
Joaquin Phoenix opens up about working with director M Night Shyamalan on The Village, now getting its DVD release, and Signs
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