Tag: BFI

Film & TV

BFI London Film Festival 2020- Editors’ Picks

Kajillionaire (by Miranda July) By Pui Kuan Cheah ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿà I started off my virgin London Film Festival experience with the film Kajillionaire, directed by Miranda July, which turned out to be a fairly tragic film, with comedic coating around it. I went in knowing almost nothing about the film, and I think itÔÇÖs best watched without prior knowledge to really be invested in the story … Continue reading BFI London Film Festival 2020- Editors’ Picks

Borte Tsogbadrakh
Film & TV

Review: Roma @ BFI LFF 2018

Alfonso Cuar├│n is a rarity. A director with barely a blemish on his filmography ÔÇô which now spans more than two decades. Having first leapt onto the scene seventeen years ago with the exceptional Y Tu Mam├í Tambi├®n, which also helped to launch the careers of Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, Cuar├│n now returns to his homeland with Roma – an immersive, poetic study … Continue reading Review: Roma @ BFI LFF 2018

johnjones
Film & TV, LGBT+

What is BFI Flare 2018?

BFI Flare is an event that celebrates and showcases the best of LGBTQ+ cinema every year without fail and is one which has grown exponentially in recent years. Since its establishment thirty-two years ago, BFI Flare has shown some of the greatest LGBTQ+ films of modern times, including ÔÇÿMoonlightÔÇÖ, ÔÇÿCarolÔÇÖ, and the lesser known gems such as ÔÇÿLovesongÔÇÖ and ÔÇÿThe PassÔÇÖ. Year upon year, Flare … Continue reading What is BFI Flare 2018?

mollyjackson
Film & TV, LGBT+

BFI Flare 2018: 120 Beats per Minute

Stories of the AIDS epidemic have been told through film before, be it through Tom HanksÔÇÖ meek, wronged lawyer in Philadelphia, or the raucous group of bohemians at the centre of Rent. In some cases, such as Philadelphia, the subject has been tackled well; handled with true care and made in order to encourage awareness and understanding of the impact that the disease had on … Continue reading BFI Flare 2018: 120 Beats per Minute

mollyjackson
Film & TV

Interview: Walter Iuzzolino on Foreign TV Drama

Foreign Television Drama as a Window Into the Rest of the World: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Walter Presents Sinead McCausland If you have watched an episode of the Spanish prison drama Locked Up, the German spy thriller Deutschland ÔÇÖ83, or, say, the French political thriller Spin, all available on Channel 4ÔÇÖs streaming service Walter Presents, you will be aware of the man behind … Continue reading Interview: Walter Iuzzolino on Foreign TV Drama

Sadia Pineda Hameed
Film & TV

An Interview with ‘Donnie Darko’ Director-Richard Kelly

Why Donnie Darko is still as relevant as ever ÔÇ£ItÔÇÖs so easy to be complacentÔǪ take some risks and be boldÔÇØ Following itÔÇÖs 4K restoration exclusive to the BFI Southbank Cinema, we interview Richard Kelly on his noughties cult classic Donnie Darko. Wearing a smart navy suit, itÔÇÖs hard to believe that a man so calm and collected could have made a film so psychologically … Continue reading An Interview with ‘Donnie Darko’ Director-Richard Kelly

oliverleigh
Lo and Behold
Film & TV

BFI LFF Review: Lo and Behold with Herzog/Ayoade Q+A

In 2005, Werner Herzog released Grizzly Man, a film that explores the world of an environmentalist called Timothy Treadwell who lived with grizzly bears at Katmai National Park, Alaska. After living with the wild animals for thirteen years, Treadwell and his girlfriend, Amy Huguenard, were killed by the very thing Treadwell left human civilization for. Like most Herzog films, the film focuses on a singular … Continue reading BFI LFF Review: Lo and Behold with Herzog/Ayoade Q+A

Sadia Pineda Hameed
On the Milky Road
Film & TV

BFI LFF Review: On the Milky Road

On the Milky Road (Na Mlje─ìnom Putu)┬ádir. Emir Kusturica -┬áSerbia On the Milky Road (Na Mlje─ìnom Putu) is a metaphorical film about love and war directed by the internationally recognised, Serbian filmmaker and actor: Emir Kusturica. The film, with a folkloresque essence, tells the story of Kosta (also played by Kusturica), a war-touched, humble and poetic protagonist who works as a milkman in a remote … Continue reading BFI LFF Review: On the Milky Road

Sadia Pineda Hameed
Dog Eat Dog
Film & TV

BFI LFF Review: Dog Eat Dog

During the post-screening Q+A, director Paul Schrader stated that there were too many filmmakers that thought ‘inside the box’, and those that claimed to ‘think outside the box, are actually still in the box’. As such, he chose to have many first time filmmakers (what he calls the ‘post-rules generation’) work on Dog Eat Dog; however he probably needs to realise that basic coherency isn’t … Continue reading BFI LFF Review: Dog Eat Dog

Sadia Pineda Hameed
Noonday Witch
Film & TV

BFI LFF Reviews: Houston, We Have A Problem!, Zoology, Noonday Witch

The 60th annual BFI London Film Festival┬áwas an experience to remember. With over 245 films from 74 countries lasting for a duration of almost two weeks, the film festival really has something for everyone. I took the coach from Cardiff to London and stayed overnight in London at a quaint hotel that reminded me something of a Shakespearean set, just to be able to attend … Continue reading BFI LFF Reviews: Houston, We Have A Problem!, Zoology, Noonday Witch

Sadia Pineda Hameed
BFI Future Film Fest 16
Film & TV

BFI Future Film Festival

Between 17-21 February, Quench editors Beau Beakhouse and Sadia Pineda Hameed went along to the 6th BFI Future Film Festival. It was five amazing days┬ápacked full of workshops, panels and keynote speeches led by influential figures in the film industry today, film screenings and networking opportunities all aimed at 16-25 year old aspiring filmmakers. Here’s┬ásome of the highlights On the Festival Circuit With speakers from … Continue reading BFI Future Film Festival

Sadia Pineda Hameed
Brief Encounter
Film & TV

Love Season at Chapter Arts Centre

As part of the BFI Love Season, Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff have screened a choice selection of films spanning from ‘tainted love’ to classic romance. Quench reviews┬áa handful of these films. To find out which┬áexciting films Chapter are currently screening, and information on upcoming seasons, visit┬áhttp://www.chapter.org/whats-on/┬á. Brief Encounter (1945) As part of the BFI Love season, Chapter Arts Centre screened Brief Encounter,┬áDavid Lean’s 1945 … Continue reading Love Season at Chapter Arts Centre

Sadia Pineda Hameed