I’m constantly delighted by the sheer number and quality of film festivals available to me as a citizen of the city of London. May brings to our steps the Terracotta Far East Film Festival from 5th until the 8th at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square.
I’m really impressed by the work of Hiroyasu Ishida, a Kyoto Seika University student who produced a short film as part of his work called Rain Town.
I finished reading Scott Pilgrim a while ago, having picked it up after first seeing the trailer for the film and wondering what it was all about. I’m glad I did because I really enjoyed the collection with it’s themes of love, video games and pop culture and it’s hilarious. I wasn’t overly fond of [...]
With the big screen release of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami imminent, it was with great delight to discover a further adaptation of his work is also waiting in the wings. The Second Bakery attack, taken from the short story collection The Elephant Vanishes is directed by Carlos Cauron whose most well known for his [...]
As a fan of world cinema, London offers a veritable feast of film festivals. The London Korean Film Festival is one of many celebrating contemporary works from South Korea. I’ve written before about how Korean cinema is often cited as the most exciting and interesting currently on the world stage and I’m eagerly awaiting it.
