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Incoming: Amy
From BAFTA award-winning director Asif Kapadia, Amy tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse – in her own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on the world we live in, in a way that very few can. Amy is …
Film Season Preview – Martin Scorsese Presents: Masters of Polish Cinema
Martin Scorsese presents: Masters of Polish Cinema – a selection of 24 hand-picked film by the great director himself which includes many of the greatest works of Polish cinema. Filmhouse are bringing the retrospective to independent cinemas across the UK this summer. Ashes and Diamonds Long established as one of Polish cinema’s supreme masterpieces, Wajda’s …
Incoming: Terminator Genysis
When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is …
Film Festival Preview: East End Film Festival
The East End Film Festival is a large multi-platform film festival which showcases a diverse programme of premières, hosts industry masterclasses, free pop-up screenings and immersive live events. The schedule is packed full of an eclectic array of the best new independent films from around the world, showcasing over 70 feature films by new directors. …
Incoming: The Overnight
Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, have recently moved to Los Angeles’ Eastside from Seattle. Feeling lost in a new city, they are desperate to find their first new friends. After a chance meeting with Kurt at the neighbourhood park, they gladly agree to join family pizza night at the home. But as it gets …
Incoming: Hustlers Convention
In 1973, a fast-talking hustler by the name of Sport played a huge part in the birth of Hip Hop. Brought to life in the epic album, “Hustlers Convention”, by Lightnin’ Rod aka Jalal Nuriddin of ‘The Last Poets’, and backed by music from ‘Kool & The Gang’ and many others, this street tale of …
Incoming: Concrete Clouds
It is 1997. Bangkok is in the grip of the Asian financial crisis. Mutt (played by Ananda Everingham), a currency trader in New York, is forced to make a hasty return home to Bangkok after his father commits suicide. Following the funeral, he decides to track down Sai, his old girlfriend from high school. Meanwhile …
Incoming: Natural Resistance
Four Italian winegrowers live a life we all dream of: Giovanna Tiezzi and Stefano Borsa in their converted 11th century monastery and winery in Tuscany find a way to grow grains, fruits and wine that creates a link to their ancient Etruscan heritage and Corrado Dottori and Valerio Bochi, refugees from industrial Milan, labour for …
Film Festival Preview: EIFF 2015
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is renowned for unearthing the best in new cinema. It has a reputation of screening a remarkable range of British and international cinema, providing a springboard for many famous films. Taking place between June 17-28 in several cinemas across the heart of the Scottish capital, is large in scope …
Incoming: The Look of Silence
Through Joshua Oppenheimer’s work filming perpetrators of the Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered and the identity of the men who killed him. The youngest brother is determined to break the spell of silence and fear under which the survivors live, and so confronts the men responsible for his …