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By Linda Marric @Linda_Marric Depiction of grief on film can sometimes prove problematic if not handled with a certain amount of lucidity and nuance. As portrayed in Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea, guilt can be a cataclysmic force capable of destroying anything standing in its way if not confronted head on. So what makes a film about grief more memorable than an other? To answer this question and more, here is a list of some of the most critically...

To celebrate the release of Pedro Almodovar's latest film Julieta we're giving away two cometition packs comprising a dvd of Julieta and the film poster! Starring EMMA SUÁREZ as Adult Julieta and ADRIANA UGARTE as Young Julieta, JULIETA is written and directed by Spanish auteur PEDRO ALMODÓVAR and is based on the short stories Chance, Soon and Silence by Alice Munro. JULIETA will be released in the UK on Blu-ray™ and DVD through Twentieth Century Fox and Pathé on 9 January 2017....

By Anna Power I met Liam Neeson at a hotel in knightsbridge to discuss the release of his upcoming films Martin Scorsese’s Silence and J.A.Bayona’s A Monster Calls both out on New Year's Day. I asked him: Both A Monster Calls and Silence are in their own way about human suffering. What are your thoughts on faith and how it sustains us in suffering? Liam: It’s an extraordinary subject. At the moment I’m very fascinated with science and the inroads...

By Linda Marric @linda_marric Top 5 lists are never easy to compile and it’s almost impossible to please everyone, so as the yearly debate rumbles on about what constitutes a Christmas movie and whether Die Hard is one of them, here’s a list of my recent and all time favourite holiday movies. 5- Bad Santa (2003)      The recent sequel to this 2003 box-office hit might have been a huge disappointing mess, but the original remains one of the...

By Michael McNulty The representation of immigrants, diasporas, and conflict of cultural identity has, in the latter half of the century, slowly found footing in recent cinema, under the moniker of migration cinema. These films, which often blend or reimagine the generic conventions and production modes and practices typically associated mainstream cinema with less conventional methods, are often the products of filmmakers who are themselves a product of either post-colonial or post-war displacement. They tell the stories of immigrants and...

By Michael McNulty The Western has been one of Americas most durable and popular genres with origins that precede cinema. They are often easily identifiable, concerning themselves with heroic storylines, beautiful landscapes and Stetson sporting cowboys. However, over time the genre has transcended these elements, blanketing itself in different genres and finding new and exciting forms. Here are 5 Westerns that aren’t Westerns, that actually are Westerns. Taxi Driver Enter Travis Bickle (Rober De Niro), Martin Scorsese’s antihero from Taxi...

1. The Black Panthers - Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) Stanley Nelson’s two hour long documentary about the Black Panther Party is basically an instruction manual on how to be the vanguard of the revolution. Insightful interviews with prominent members such as Kathleen Cleaver and Elbert Howard, both still activists today, as well as an impressive amount of original footage, show how the movement worked: From their social aid programmes to their media-savvyness to their armed resistance. Without explicitly saying...

Written by Simon Columb/@screeninsight . Reproduced with thanks from Screeninsight The Martian may have failed to light up the stage at the Oscars, but underneath the space-dust Matt Damon walks upon, there is a powerful message. There is no need for a statuette and a tick-box on a to-watch list here. Instead, The Martian’s socialist message preceded the unstoppable rise and optimism of Bernie Sanders powerful campaign, setting the cinematic stage for a new future. Sci-Fi depictions of the future...

Written by Michael McNulty Hollywood and alcohol pair together as well, if not better, than Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. A magical relationship that brings to screens breathless narratives from comedy to drama, and everything in between. Here are five films so boozy the celluloid may as well have been soaked in whiskey. 1) The Lost Weekend is a masterpiece in filmmaking. Directed by Billy Wilder and released in 1945, this is considered to be the first film to use...