Dominic O’Key – The Gryphon

Interview | Santa and his elf: "As long as we keep Santa’s drink topped up we can pretty much do what we like. He’s getting on a bit these days and he’s lost his edge.”

Posted on 4th December 2013 by The Gryphon Web Editor

LSi caught up with Santa and his elf. Only things aren’t as festive as you’d expect all that way in the North Pole. Santa appears disillusioned with his job and frustrated with ever growing consumerism. […]

Interview | Josie Long on sport, filmmaking and Russell Brand

Posted on 29th November 20135th June 2019 by The Gryphon Web Editor

photo: Leo Garbutt I meet Josie Long upstairs in the Hyde Park Picture House, crammed into a little office next to the projection room. She’s as exuberant as expected, even if it is the last […]

Leeds International Film Festival | Highlights Roundup

Posted on 23rd November 20138th March 2019 by The Gryphon Web Editor

photo: Cold Eyes, Zip Cinema Cold Eyes (2013) An adaptation of Nai-Hoi Yau’s Hong Kong crime thriller Eye in the Sky, South Korean directors Ui-seok Jo and Byung-seo Kim portray the chaos and collusions of […]

Leeds International Film Festival | Editors' Highlights

Posted on 22nd November 20138th March 2019 by The Gryphon Web Editor

image: Mifune Prodocutions Co. Ltd. Joanna’s Highlight Faythe Levine and Sam Macon’s documentary about sign painting may sound a little dull, but it is a testament to both their skill as documentary-makers and the […]