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The first floor of the apartment block, through which all tenants must pass, is where the crime took place. On the second floor, its suspect. The third, a potential witness. If the pulpy premise of One Floor Below is enticingly…

Two years after an intimate tragedy shot tremors through a rural Swedish community, teenager John (Ulrik Munther) is released from a high security institute, and embraced by his father. The wide shot in which this happens could represent …

Peter Bogdanovich has directed some great movies in his career. The Last Picture Show is a particular favourite of mine, but it's worth remembering the likes of What's Up, Doc? and Paper Moon. Some have a soft spot for Targets, and he…

OPENING NIGHT The sunny weather came out just in time on Friday afternoon. After a rather hectic hour or so standing in queues to get passes and tickets (though it seemed everyone had the same idea as us and arrived on the Thursday night,…

When I first browsed the plot description of Musaranas I must admit that I thought I was going to endure, rather than enjoy, it. Two sisters share a home together, with one of them being severely agoraphobic. And things are about to get…

The seventh annual Asia House Film Festival, celebrating film from the Asia Pacific region, will be taking place in London from 27 March to 31 March 2015. Organised by non-profit organisation Asia House and sponsored by Prudential, this…

"Documentary changes what people think about what they think they know already" - Roger Graef, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award Another fantastic programme at this year's Aldeburgh Documentary Festival marks its 20th anniversary…

Twenty Years of the ALDEBURGH DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL!  Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November 2014 The ALDEBURGH DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL are celebrating their 20th Anniversary with a very special programme featuring an enlightening, entertaining…

This stunning epic is a tale that you won’t want to miss. It is dark, brooding, intense and downright depressing, but all that just adds to how fantastic this film really is. I’m being serious when I say that this is a career revival for…

We came, we saw, we saw more, and we saw lots and lots more. Yes, as you may have already noticed, it was that most wonderful time of year again. The Edinburgh International Film Festival. As a resident Edinburgher, I always try to make the…