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The curse of Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote strikes again. Amazon has now jumped ship from the project, meaning the film has now lost its US distribution. This happened amidst a continuing legal battle, where it was to be…

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This week's Sound Bite features the sound of applause, as congratulations go to director, screenwriter and producer Paul Haggis, who was awarded the inaugural Evolution Vision Award at the 6th annual Mallorca Film Festival. Festival…

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…

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…