The nominations for the 2014 EE British Academy Film Awards were announced this morning.  Where is Filth and James McAvoy in this list!? This year’s BAFTA nominees are: Film My money is on 12 Years a Slave for the win, but American Hustle and Philomena are in it with a chance.  Out of this lot, […]

by Joanna Orland I have seen a large quantity of films this year, and to ensure that all of my movie viewing has not been in vain, I present to you – 2013: A Year in Film – for your reading pleasure.  I will unfortunately have to exclude a few of the films I have […]

by Joanna Orland & Ruth Thomson This year’s BFI London Film Festival was less of a star-studded affair, and more about the films themselves. Key films featured at this year’s festival, reminding the audience and the world that the BFI London Film Festival is a strong contender on the world’s film festival circuit. Highlights included […]

Philomena Directed by Stephen Frears Written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan by Ruth Thomson In 2001 former BBC journalist and Blairite spin doctor Martin Sixsmith was formally ‘resigned’ from his job at the Department for Transport over a scandal involving the media coverage around 9/11. In the years […]