Camera d’Or winner
Ilo Ilo, Anthony Chen’s touching, naturalistic portrayal of family life in 1990s Singapore, has finally touched down in the UK, nearly a whole year after winning critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Under The Vaults
Fred Fyles goes underground as part of the Waterloo Vaults Festival
The Secret Photographers
Fred Fyles gets a glimpse of the works of Warhol, Burroughs and Lynch
Republic of the Moon
Fred Fyles takes a trip to the new Earth-based Lunar Embassy
Who is Paul Smith?
he title of the Design Museum’s latest exhibition, ‘Hello My Name Is Paul Smith’, feels slightly redundant. Over the last 40-odd years, Paul Smith has become one of the most recognisable men in the British fashion industry, heading a brand of global renown, and producing a vast range of products...
Sarah Lucas: SITUATION still as controversial as ever
Fred Fyles reviews Sarah Lucas' recent offerings
Like Father Like Son
What do you do when the child you have looked after for the last 6 years turns out to be someone else’s?
Eastern Boys
Eastern Boys, Robin Campillo’s sophomore effort, is a chameleon of a film, that flits from genre to genre; over its two hour running time, it skips from home invasion drama, to tender love story, before climaxing in a finale worthy of a Hollywood thriller.
Only Tilda and Tom left alive
Only Lovers Left Alive Director: Jim Jarmusch Writers: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright Runtime: 123 minutes
The past is never where you think you left it
The Past Director: Asghar Farhadi Writers: Asghar Farhadi, Massoumeh Lahidji (adaptation) Starring: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa Runtime: 130 minutes
The Grandmaster cut up by Weinstein
The Grandmaster Director: Kar Wai Wong Writers: Kar Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi Runtime: 108 minutes Certification: PG-13 (USA)
Scar Jo gets under your skin
Fred Fyles on Scarlett Johansson's latest film