The Gryphon re-experiences Apocalypse Now as part of Leeds International Film Festival on Monday 16th November 2015 The story of Captain Benjamin Willard’s search for reportedly deranged Colonel Walter E. Kurtz has been regarded as one […]
Comment: The Breakfast Club – Still the seminal tribute to teen angst
The Breakfast Club currently sits at number 1 on Entertainment Weekly’s best High School movies as the absolute benchmark of teenage life caught on film. It’s now over 30 years since its release, but walk […]
Preview: Leeds International Film Festival
From 5th – 19th November, Leeds welcomes the 29th International Film Festival, and with films being shown throughout unique venues such as the Hyde Park Picture House and Everyman Cinema in Trinity, the festival looks […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 roundup
For the past two weeks Leeds International Film Festival has taken over cinema screens in Leeds, delivering the very best in new British and foreign films to the masses. With a programme comprised of over […]
From 2001 to Interstellar: What do our views of the extra-terrestrial say about us?
In the recent hype around the release of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, many have noted the film’s obvious links to Kubrick’s widely renowned masterpiece of the genre, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Along with many Leeds-based film […]
LIFF | Stranger by the Lake – An erotic thriller that's neither erotic nor thrilling
video: Les Films du Worso Stranger by the Lake has been leaving its mark on the festival circuit. Half thriller, half gay love story, it won the Cannes Best Director Award for Alain Guiraudi and […]
Film | Review – Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton – A solid documentary on influential hip hop label Stones Throw
video: Jeff Broadway 4/5 In taking on the history of LA hip hop label Stones Throw and its owner, Peanut Butter Wolf, director Jeff Broadway takes a largely chronological approach. Broadway traces the personal history […]
Leeds International Film Festival | Highlights Roundup
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
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 […]
LIFF | Mistaken for Strangers – The National go on tour
photo: Tom Berninger ‘Do you ever get sleepy on stage?’. This question is met with a mildly disgruntled expression from The National’s crumpled lead singer Matt Berninger. The guy behind the camera is in fact […]
Arts | The Lookout Post – Upcoming Cultural Highlights
The Secret Agent @ West Yorkshire Playhouse, September 24–28. From £12. After a hiatus of five years, Theatre O return to the stage in partnership with the Young Vic. Together they adapt Joseph Conrad’s timeless […]