by Katharine Fry The 72nd Venice Film Festival returned to Lido for two weeks of sunshine, celebrities, glamour and film , film, film. Directed once again by Alberto Barbera, the festival opened with Everest. In 3D. This style of blockbuster epic did not set the trend for what was to follow with the rest of […]

The Childhood of a Leader Directed by Brady Corbet Starring Robert Pattinson, Stacy Martin, Liam Cunningham and Bérénice Bejo by Katharine Fry The Childhood of a Leader was the film I chose to open my time at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. This is director Brady Corbet’s debut that borrows its title and some […]

Directed by John Michael McDonagh Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham and Mark Strong In UK Cinemas August 19th by Joanna Orland The Guard was written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (Ned Kelly) who is not surprisingly brother to In Bruges writer-director Martin McDonagh. With a similar dry Irish humour and odd couple […]