Kajillionaire Directed by Miranda July Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger by Lewis Church Kajillionaire is an odd film, and like director Miranda July’s earlier ones (Me and You and Everyone We Know and The Future) it has consequently been awarded the rather unfair ‘quirky’ tag. I’m not sure that […]

The Shape of Water Venezia 74 Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer by Richard Hamer After the unintentional knockabout comedy of Crimson Peak, and the slick blandness of Pacific Rim, it’s a pleasure to see Guillermo del Toro return to form in […]

La Biennale di Venezia August 27th – September 6th, 2014 Venice, Italy by Joanna Orland & Ruth Thomson The Venice Film Festival once again took place on the city’s Lido with an array of films and talent on display.  With programming director Alberto Barbera returning for his second consecutive year, the festival which is organized […]

Olive Kitteridge Directed by Lisa Cholodenko Starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, John Gallagher Jr. and Bill Murray Premieres on HBO November 2nd, 2014 by Joanna Orland Frances McDormand bought the rights to the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Olive Kitteridge just as the nomination for author Elizabeth Strout’s work was announced.  McDormand says her reasoning behind […]

The 71st Venice Film Festival – Photo Gallery

Directed by John Slattery Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Eddie Marsan and Caleb Landry Jones In UK Cinemas August 8th, 2014 by Joanna Orland God’s Pocket is a heavy hitter.  Based on the novel by award-winning author Pete Dexter (The Paperboy, Mulholland Falls), the bleak drama stars Philip Seymour Hoffman […]