Actor George MacKay discusses his upcoming film Bypass and the passion he has for learning. by Joanna Orland George MacKay is one of Britain’s best up-and-coming actors.  Nominated for an EE BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2014 (he lost out to Will Poulter), at age 23 he has already established a prolific repertoire of interesting […]

by Joanna Orland The annual BFI London Film Festival returned for its 58th year with a host of stars descending upon the city to celebrate cinema. A large selection of diverse films were on offer at this year’s festival, with many prevalent themes running through the programme October 8th-19th, 2014 . Festival director Clare Stewart […]

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 […]

Bypass Directed by Duane Hopkins Starring George MacKay In UK Cinemas April 10th, 2015 by Joanna Orland (reviewed at the 71st Venice Film Festival) Tim is a decent young man forced into a life of crime as he struggles to take care of his family and himself.  After his mother dies and his older brother […]