At the premiere of Loving Vincent held, appropriately enough, at the National Gallery I asked Hugh Welchman, the director why he thought genius is often not recognised during...
Coverage by Rehna Azim Cannes, for all the fun, can be tiring. So the marquees along the croisssette are a welcome sight. They mostly hide their...
Director: Bong Joon Ho Stars: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-Hyun Ahn, Jake Gyllenhaal Released: 28th June 2017 (Netflix) Reviewer: Rehna Azim Okja, directed by Bong Joon-Ho, follows...
Director: Matthew Ross Stars: Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots Released: Out Now on DVD Reviewer: Rehna Azim They say the way to a man’s heart is through...
Director: Raoul Peck Stars: Samuel L Jackson Released: 7th April 2017 Based on writer James Baldwin’s unfinished 30-page manuscript Remember This House, this acclaimed,Oscar nominated documentary...
Kate Victors is a stage and screen actress whose credits include Disney’s John Carter and the Memory of Water on stage as well as commercials for...
“Mom, I’m on the red carpet at the Oscars!” whispered a man behind me excitedly into his mobile and I knew I wasn’t the only one overwhelmed to be at the most glamorous event in the world. I boldly pulled out my camera and quickly snapped a shot of the gigantic Oscar beside me. It’s not cool but who cares, no-one can be cool at the starriest party on earth. I’ve attended a few major movie events now but the Oscars carpet has a magic of its own. The BAFTAs may have come a long way in the glamour stakes in recent years. And Cannes, despite passé sequins and visible bra straps, may have the beaches and sunshine but nothing can top Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. Yes, we’re talking The Academy Awards. That’s Oscar to you and me. It’s the glitziest party of the year. But first problem? How do you ever get an invite without a nomination or a blood tie to Mr Spielberg? It was a question that plagued me often as I sat at home in front of the television each year watching the parade of gorgeous gowns and tear sodden acceptance speeches. What would it be like, I dreamed, to be in the midst of all that glamour, all that glitz, all that silicone…? Then lady-luck brought me a friend who had ‘connections.’ A few pleading calls suggesting he sell his first born to get me a pass and hey presto! Quicker than you can say ‘blackmail’ ‘threat’ or ‘I’ve got the photographs’, I had it....
At a pre BAFTAs party once I saw a young woman throw herself at Leonardo DiCaprio. I mean, literally fling herself at him as he passed....
Let’s start with a few basic issues before we look at possible changes: Movies are about fantasy. They star impossibly attractive people (or highly charismatic ones...
1. Glamour is best served hot. Ok, we didn’t get the usual sleet, snow or lashing rain at Sunday’s Baftas but it was so cold, a...
“And who are you wearing?” “Thermals and a parka. It’s a bit nippy.” OK, I’m not banking on that answer from the fragrant Amy Adams at...
When our esteemed ‘dear leader’ the editor of Movie Marker first asked me to cover the Newport Beach Film Festival awards, I had visions of having...
Director: Stephen Gaghan Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Bryce Dallas Howard, Edgarr Ramirez Released: 3rd February 2017 (UK) Matthew McConaughey introduced a preview of this film at the Ham Yard...
The London Film Critics Circle was hosting its annual awards event the night Philip Seymour Hoffman died. A journalist had seen the news on his phone...
It’s a tough, dirty chore going to glamorous awards events but, hey, someone’s got to do it. So, during this awards season I will selflessly slip...
Charlotte George is a writer and director who has created over 100 short films for the web, working with human rights charities, major production companies as...
Strictly may have finished its run for the year but the Oscar dance I mentioned in my last article is just heating up. This week, Denzel...
Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Yôsuke Kubozuka Released: 1st January 2017 (UK) “But who is going to pay to...
