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Full length features on YouTube

2008-11-22T09:49:00.001Z

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, better known as MGM, will be the first major movie studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube.Read more +

Festival showcases African cinema in London

2008-11-20T18:42:00.003Z

Here's a chance to see African cinema right in London. The London African Film Festival brings together 40 great and ground-breaking films as well as ten of the continents’ most exciting filmmakers to discuss their work and the future of African film. Spanning decades and genres, and including rare archival cinema and experimental film, the London African Film Festival introduces new talent

New on Kamera: Taboo Breakers

2008-11-17T22:21:00.004Z

Our regular contributor Calum Waddell has just released a book about films that have broken taboos. Taboo Breaker is out now on Telos Publishing and we have a review right here. A signing do took place in Los Angeles on Saturday 15 and was attended by grindhouse names such as Don Edmonds, Matt Cimber and Jack Hill. Congratulations Calum!

New on Kamera: Roger Corman

2008-11-09T13:20:00.003Z

Roger Corman epitomises everything that us Kameradas love: an unrelenting independent spirit, humour and amazing visual flair. Optimum recently released a DVD boxset with some previously unpublished Corman fare. Our dynamic duo Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc give us the lowdown on the box. En-joy it!Roger Corman's 1967 The Trip

Trailer: Of Time and the City

2008-10-27T11:05:00.005Z

A trailer of Terence Davies' new film, Of Time and the City is available here. Davies' homage to his native city of Liverpool is redolent of the city film genre epitomised by Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927) and, to a certain degree, Dziga Vertov's The Man With a Movie Camera (1929). The blurb describes the film as a "meditation on time, memory and mortality" (heard that one before?) and

New on Kamera: The Animals Film

2008-10-22T22:10:00.003Z

Those who doubt the power of influence that cinema can exert should look no further than The Animals Film. The groundbreaking exposé of the cruelty involved in animal farming and other forms of humanity's tyrannical domination over most species on the planet is credited with turning thousands of people to vegetarianism when it first aired on Channel Four in November 1982. It celebrated its 25th

Free outdoor screenings in London

2008-10-22T11:13:00.001Z

New on Kamera: Filming on a Microbudget

2008-10-21T17:23:00.001Z

There's no better way to become a filmmaker than making a short film. That's how most directors get started and, with low-cost digital technology, it's never been easier from a tecnnical point of view to make a film on a shoestring budget.More +

New on Kamera: London Film Festival preview

2008-10-14T18:04:00.003Z

The London Film Festival kicks off tomorrow. John Atkinson gives us the lowdown on the 2008 programme, which, although not a vintage year, offers a few delights. Speaking of which, I found this cute video starring Wim Wenders and a digitally-inserted Antonioni, philosophising about the future of cinema in a Brazilian southern city. Back to Room 666 from Think Tank on Vimeo.

New on Kamera: calls for entry

2008-10-01T13:04:00.003Z

We've just posted a few very interesting screening opportunities currently open for submission, including the instigating Teaserland initiative that specializes in fake trailers. The home page highlights an entertaining teaser for The Exorcist. You' ve been warned!

Image of the Day: Burn After Reading

2008-09-29T14:43:00.003Z

Still from the Coen brothers' new picture, Burn After Reading, currently playing across the globe.

Anjelica Huston speaks up for animals

2008-09-29T14:29:00.005Z

It's been a long time since I'd heard anything about Anjelica Huston so it was a pleasant surprise to see her hosting a recent Peta video exposing the cruelty against animals within the entertainment industry. If you thought child actors met a grim fate when their careers are over, you ain't seen nothing yet ...

R.I.P.: Paul Newman

2008-09-27T17:19:00.003Z

Legendary actor and philanthropist Paul Newman yesterday passed away at his home in Westport, Connecticut. Paul was 83. We all remember him from some great films, my favourite being Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, alongside Liz Taylor, but in the last decades of his life he channeled his energies into his Newman's Own foundation.The organisation has released a statement in homage to the actor that reads

New on Kamera: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008-09-26T10:49:00.002Z

The latest addition to the list of films that deal with the Jewish Holocaust, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, receives praise from Kamera's reviewers, Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell. The full review is here.Trailer

Derek Jarman show in Zurich

2008-09-24T11:52:00.002Z

(Edited Press Release) - The new exhibition in the Kunsthalle Zürich “Derek Jarman. Brutal Beauty” is dedicated to the British artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman (1942 - 1994). The exhibition is curated by Isaac Julien who worked with Jarman for many years.While “Derek Jarman. Brutal Beauty” aims to present a representative overview of Jarman’s creative output, it is not conceived as a classical

New on Kamera: interview with Joanna Hogg

2008-09-24T11:26:00.003Z

Joanna Hogg´s debut feature effort has been hailed as one of the best works to emerge from British cinema in recent years. We at Kamera agree with that and interviewed Hogg on her superb Unrelated. Read the full interview here.

Interview: Naomi Watts

2008-09-14T08:47:00.002Z

From the New York Times' Screen Tests series. Enjoy!

London Film Festival 2008 announces line-up

2008-09-13T15:34:00.004Z

The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival earlier this week announced the 2008 programme, which includes 189 features and 108 shorts screening alongside a line-up of special events and expected guests. The festival takes place between 15 and 30 October.Opening Night film, Ron Howard’s FROST/NIXON, is one of the Festival’s 15 world premieres and the Closing Night Gala is the European premiere of

New on Kamera: Derek Hill on the American New Wave

2008-09-11T21:00:00.002Z

All you need to know about the American New Wave, which includes those much-loved, quirky films by Richard Linklater, Spike Jones, Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry, David O. Russell, Sophia Coppola ... is in Kamera Books' new title on the movement, Charlie Kaufman and Hollywood's Merry Band of Pranksters, Fabulists and Dreamers - An Excursion Into the American New Wave. Author Derek Hill chatted to us

New on Kamera: Badlands

2008-09-02T13:29:00.003Z

The BFI has re-released Terrence Malick's classic Badlands and Kamera's Sarah Manvel gives us her review of the film.Badlands clip:

New on Kamera: The Wackness

2008-08-29T07:42:00.001Z

It's 1994 and he is still a virgin, to his defensive embarrassment; he's into alternative hip-hop and dresses like a skater. His parents fight a lot, he won't upgrade to CDs, and makes really good mix tapes with all his cassettes. He's going off to college, and everything is going to change.More +

Horse Hospital in London celebrates 15 years with film screenings

2008-08-29T07:09:00.002Z

To celebrate its 15th anniversary, throughout September 'the chamber of pop culture', aka Horse Hospital, will be screening 26 great films from its archive plus a special film documenting The venue's activities over the last 15 years.MAIN SCREENINGSFri 12th Sept 7:30pm£7 - £5 mems/concsNo Age, New York + Cutting Moments + shorts tbcFri 19th Sept7.30pm£7 - £5 mems/concsTerror of Tiny Town + The

New issue of Senses of Cinema

2008-08-27T12:50:00.002Z

The new issue of Senses of Cinema, one of the best academic film journals on the web, is online now. The issue includes an article on Priscilla, the Queen of the Desert, a analysis of each of the twelve tableaux that compose Jean Luc Godard's Vivre sa vie (1962) and an essay on Sydney Pollack.

London calling: Portobello Film Festival

2008-08-26T13:29:00.003Z

Now, if one film venue can truly call itself 'independent', that will be the Portobello Film Festival. Since 1996 the event has managed to keep an uncompromising attitude to programming that is quite refreshing. What's more, all the screenings are free, which confirms that old adage about the best things in life. Starting on Friday 28 August and continuing until 14 September, the programme is

The Possibility of an Island: a cinematic shipwreck before it opens

2008-08-23T16:31:00.004Z

The Possibility of an Island: desert-like entertainmentFrench author and controversialist Michel Houellebecq's debut effort has been met with severe criticism at the Locarno, Switzerland film festival, according to a Guardian film blog. "Critics at the Locarno film festival have given the author's directorial debut - an adaptation of one of his own novels - a resounding thumbs-down after the

WATCH: Carl Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

2008-08-22T12:55:00.001Z

Film about Richard Serra at New York's Film Forum

2008-08-22T08:23:00.004Z

Maria Anna Tappeiner's film about artworld's superstar Richard Serra, Richard Serra: Thinking On Your Feet, will be shown at New York's Film Forum on 02 September with an introduction by Jane Panetta."Richard Serra’S monumental steel sculptures are among the defining works of art of our time. Serra is wonder fully articulate, whether talking about his early paintings, Brancusi’s influence upon

Asian House Film festival

2008-08-20T15:45:00.004Z

In partnership with Curzon Cinemas, Asian House is putting together an Asian film festival, with five UK Premieres from Singapore, South Korea, Iran, Indonesia and China. These include Royston Tan's hit musical 881 (Singapore), Seven Days (starring Lost's South Korean star Yunjin Kim) and the Chinese period epic Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon starring Andy Lau, Sammo Hung and Maggie

Jacques Rivette starts shooting new production

2008-08-20T13:17:00.003Z

Veteran director Jacques Rivette started shooting his new film 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup (36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup) at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. The cast includes Jane Birkin and Sergio Castellitto. More +

New on Kamera: Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day

2008-08-18T14:19:00.004Z

A period British comedy? Before you run to the exit door, listen to what Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc have to say about it...

Last minute call: Filminute

2008-08-18T13:09:00.003Z

There's a couple of days left to submit films for the 2008 edition of the hugely popular Filminute: the International One-Minute Film Festival. The jury line-up includes no one less than Paul Haggis, director of Crash and Million Dollar Baby. Awards will be announced in October 2008. Further informatiton from here.

Nome Próprio wins biggest Latin American film festival

2008-08-17T15:56:00.003Z

Nome Próprio, a Brazilian film that transposes the complicated universe of the writer Clarah Averbuck to the big screen won the top prize at the Gramado Film Festival, the biggest Latin American festival in the world, which closed on Saturday.Directed by Murillo Salles, Nome Próprio is about Camila, Averbruck's alter-ego, a young woman whose biggest passion is to write. She decides to turn her

New on Kamera: get your work seen

2008-08-17T14:01:00.002Z

Made a film and want it to be seen? Check out the latest screening opportunities here.

Britney says no to Tarantino

2008-08-11T09:07:00.006Z

John Waters once said it was the best movie ever made. Although that may have been something of a camp exaggeration, Russel Meyer's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) surely is one of the best-looking, most stylish 'trash' movies ever made. And it so happens that it's going to get the Tarantino remake treatment - come to think of, why hadn't anyone thought of it before? It's a pop cinema dream

New on Kamera: Mardi Gras: Made in China

2008-08-11T06:02:00.005Z

We got into the spirit of the Beijing Olympics (well, not quite) with a DVD review of Mardi Gras: Made in China, David Redmon's portrait of a bead factory in Fuzhou that provides Mardi Gras revellers stuff for their fantasy. Simple and effective, the film gives the anonymous workers a face and a voice and carnival-goers something to think about.The DVD of Michael Haneke's American remake of his own 1997 film Funny Games, is out now. Check out our review.

New on Kamera

2008-08-01T08:34:00.003Z

Lots of fresh goods on Kamera. First, we have an article aout a very instigating competition where applicants are invited to submit personal narratives on video, paper or photography. We also have a feature article on vampires, an excerpt from the new Pocket Essentials title on the theme. Finally, Hannah Patterson tells us all about the latest edition of Britdoc, which took place last week.

The new faces of indie cinema

2008-07-29T13:57:00.000Z

Via About.com: Filmmaker magazine carries in its summer issue list of 25 names who are the new, relevant faces of indie cinema, the 10th list the publication compiles. "The people on Filmmaker's '25 New Faces' list are not only innovators we believe will be impacting tomorrow's film scene, but they're also artists engaged in a vital re-think of what it means to be independent today," said

Gus Van Sant on Film In Focus

2008-07-25T09:40:00.001Z

Our friends at the excellent website Film In Focus seem to love Gus Van Vant, like we do too here at Kamera. There's a couple of really good reads on FIF's website related to the American indie director. One is a report about his new film in the making, Milk, which stars Sean Penn as a pioneering gay acvist from San Francisco. The other is a re-publication of an interview Graham Fuller made

Tinto Brass to head Queer Lion jury

2008-07-24T20:43:00.001Z

Tinto Brass, Italy's most famous purveyor of erotic cinema (he's the man who directed the infamous Caligola (1979)), will be heading the jury of the 2008 Queer Lion, the award for best film with a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender theme, which was inaugurated last year at the Venice film festival (27/8 - 6/9/08).Members of the jury includes Variety critic and director of the

Biopics: punks on the big screen

2008-07-21T11:54:00.004Z

There's no stopping the flux of biopics arriving at the big screen, and punk or 'punky' characters seem to be all the rage. You wonder if the niche is getting a little bit saturated, in fact the whole documentary genre. Earlier this year saw the release of Julian Temple's film on The Clash's Joe Strummer (pictured), called The Future is Unwritten (it's out on DVD already). There's a also a

David Lynch launches transcendental meditation book in Brazil

2008-07-20T20:35:00.003Z

Director David Lynch is touring Brazil from the 07 August to promote his book on transcental meditation. The book talks about the influence that medidation, which he's been practicing since the 1970s, has on Lynch's creative process. The tour includes lectures and book signings.For those interested in finding out more abouy Lynch, check out Kamera Books' title on the great American surrealist.

John Waters on Boom!

2008-07-19T21:16:00.000Z

A new film blog was born this week and considering that its choice of an opening theme was exploitation cinema, I already like it. It hails from San Francisco (it's annexed to art magazine Fecal Face) and is edited by Caitlin Denny. One of the posts includes a lecture given by everyone's favourite trash king, John Waters, at the European Graduate School. Waters raves about a failed art film

New on Kamera: Un Chant d'amour

2008-07-18T09:30:00.006Z

Rare viewing opportunity alert!: we have just unburied from Google Video's archives Jean Genet's Un Chant d'amour (France, 1950, 26'), a very lyrical (and simultaneously rough around the edges) take on homoeroticism that must have inspired the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Read more here.Speaking of French cinema, our friends at Greencine have a great interview with French director Catherine

Barbarella Penthouse cover

2008-07-17T08:19:00.003Z

It seems like film publicists have been appealing to 'lads' mag' audiences for longer than we thought...

Upcoming: Michel Houllebecq's The Possibility of an Island

2008-07-17T06:23:00.004Z

The Possibility of an Island (La possibilité d'une île), the debut film of the controversial French writer Michel Houllebecq, is finally upon us and due to a September release. The Guardian's film blog says there is a possibility of a masterpiece lurking in this sci-fi crammed with the author's obsessions with genetics. The trailer is already available and, if you can judge a film by its trailer,

New on Kamera: our short guide to film events

2008-07-14T20:20:00.003Z

Check out Kamera's editor's picks of film events around the world. One of the events included is a show of films in New York which use drawing as their basis. Luckily, Len Lye's A Colour Box, one of the films featured, is available on YouTube and it's a real gem. Check it out and be delighted.

Jonas Mekas in London

2008-07-14T05:52:00.005Z

The founder of the iconic Anthology Film Archives in New York and a walking emblem of cinephilia, Jonas Mekas, will be in London on 17 and 19 July introducing films at Café 1001 and Curzon Soho respectively. At the former, there will be a screening of a selection of Mekas's own short films and at the latter the evening will include a screening of his 1997 Birth of a Nation (pictured) feature.For

New on Kamera: Female Agents

2008-07-13T17:43:00.001Z

A mixture of action film shenanigans and period drama may raise a few disapproving eyebrows, but Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell think the formula works in Female Agents. Read the full review here.

Guy Maddin at the BFI

2008-07-13T11:31:00.005Z

We at Kamera love the idiosyncratic work of the most famous diretor from Winnipeg, Canada, Guy Maddin. In fact, we interviewed him back in 2004, when he released the Isabella Rosellini-starred The Saddest Music in the World. Those who live in London still have the opportunity to catch a season of his films at the BFI, including his latest offer, My Winnipeg (pictured), which runs until 17 July.

New on Kamera: Tank TV launches film competition

2008-07-13T06:05:00.002Z

Here's a great opportunity to display talent. The super cool online platform of moving image, Tank TV, has launched a film competition on the theme of The Three Graces. Music is provided and applicants can submit up to ten works. Find out more here.

The blog is back...from hospital

2008-07-12T15:09:00.004Z

It's been a long time since the last post, due to some time off in hospital recovering from an appendicitis surgery (also known as appendicectomy). As a dedicated cinephile, I kept thinking about films set in hospitals while waiting away on my bed and also read the whole extent of 10 Bad Dates with De Niro, the list compilation to end all best-of lists. But going back to screen hospitals, I came

New on Kamera: The Wig

2008-05-30T06:36:00.002Z

Asian horror has something of an obsession with hair - think of The Ring, Dark Water etc and how hair is such a striking motif in those films. So it's no surprise that a new Korean horror film goes all the way and centres the action around a wig. That's The Wig, which we have reviewed on Kamera. Here's the trailer:

Horses and the City

2008-05-29T09:47:00.004Z

With the opening of Sex and the City, the movie, a romantic vision of the Big Apple is back on the screen, with all the addictive banality of the TV series. But those who know New York City are also aware of a very sad element in the streets of the city: the horse-drawn carriage.It is quite unbelievable that in 2008 a big, chaotic city like New York still allows sensitive animals like horses to

YouTube: the obscene phone call in Serial Mom

2008-05-29T09:07:00.001Z

I think Serial Mom is one of John Waters' best films and this is one the best scenes in it. Enjoy it!

New on Kamera: festival submissions

2008-05-27T09:49:00.001Z

Check out the latest opportunities to get your work shown in some of the best festivals around.

Cannes 2008: Laurent Cantet wins Palm d'Or

2008-05-26T05:59:00.003Z

The experimental director Laurent Cantet won the 61st Cannes Film Festival with his film The Class (pictured left).Italy claimed two prizes: the Grand Prize for Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah and the Jury Prize for Paolo Sorrentino’s Il divo (The Deity).The Best Screenplay Award went to Belgian directors Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne for Lorna’s Silence.Best Director Award going to Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Film quiz at the Curzon Soho

2008-05-23T09:44:00.003Z

Our friends at the Curzon have reminded us of the film quiz TEN ROUNDS WITH DE NIRO, which will take place at Curzon Soho's bar on 28 May at 7:30pm. It will be hosted by Richard T. Kelly, editor of Ten Bad Dates With De Niro, out on Faber. There will be exclusive prizes for the best (and worst!) teams, plus complimentary popcorn for all. For further information call 020 7438 9585. The address is:

New on Kamera: Gus Van Sant's Mala Noche

2008-05-22T09:53:00.002Z

Gus Van Sant's fans have a reason to rejoice: the American indie maverick's debut feature, Mala Noche, is finally out on DVD. The print is gorgeous and Van Sant's talent, while still raw at this stage, is obvious throughout the film. Here's a taster:

Interview with the Dardenne Brothers

2008-05-20T14:53:00.002Z

Our friends at Cineuropa have an interview with Belgian directing duo, the Dardenne Brothers, whose new film, The Silence of Lorna, is showing in competition at the 61st Cannes Film Festival (the festival runs until the 25th of May). In fact, keep checking this website dedicated to European cinema, as they are reporting directly from the event.

New on Kamera: Caramel and Earthlings

2008-05-16T14:57:00.003Z

We have two great new items on the website: a review of a Lebanese film (that's right) called Caramel, which sounds just like the thing in the title. We also have a review of the amazing Earthlings, the documentary that has ignited a revolution in the way we look - and treat - animals. It is a revelation and I don't say that every day. Here's an excerpt of the Joaquin Phoenix-narrated film.

Vintage bird's eye view of Rio de Janeiro

2008-05-10T16:27:00.002Z

Roberto Carlos is the most famous singer in Brazil, and the press often refers to him as 'the King'. The leader of a 1960s pop music movement in Brazil knows as 'Jovem Guarda', like Elvis Presley the singer used cinema as a vehicle to mould his feisty persona. The sequence below is taken from a 1967 picture called Roberto Carlos Em Ritmo de Aventura and shows an amazing helicopter ride across

Isabella Rosselini's Green Porno

2008-05-07T08:29:00.004Z

Isabella Rosselini has always been attracted to the wild side of cinema. From Blue Velvet to The Saddest Music in the World, Rosselini has never shied away from taking risks.But she can always outdo herself: her latest project, Green Porno, is a series of very short films conceived, written, directed by and featuring Rosselini herself, about the sex life of bugs, insects and various creatures.

New on Kamera: interview with Brian Mills

2008-05-05T06:52:00.003Z

We have an interview with the author of the latest Kamera Books release, 101 Forgotten Films, Brian Mills. Mills tells us about putting the title together, which is essential read for anyone interested in film history.

New on Kamera: Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh

2008-05-01T08:45:00.004Z

British journalist Amy Raphael is the editor of the new book, Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh, the result of conversations between the journalist and Britain's most successful auteur. The book is a must read for Leigh fans as it provides unprecedented insight into Leigh's work methods and thoughts. Raphael kindly granted Kamera permission to reproduce an extract from her book.And of course, YouTube is

New on Kamera: 101 Forgotten Films

2008-04-24T20:28:00.001Z

Kamera Books has an exciting new title out there called 101 Forgotten Films by film critic and 'movie therapist' Brian Mills. The book is a compendium of films that for some reason got lost in the anals of film history and which deserve fresh attention.One of the films that could not be included in the book, although it had been Mills intention to do so, is Orson Welles's last, unfinished film

New on Kamera: Princess

2008-04-23T17:51:00.001Z

Anime is a strange term, one that means different things to different people and a term that has mutated over the years. Strictly, it simply means animation that has been created in Japan but this has been muddied by the proliferation of outsourcing (much anime is tweened in Korea) and pillorying by tabloid newspapers that equates the term with violent pornography (from a group of films that may

New on Kamera: Documenta Madrid 08

2008-04-20T07:11:00.002Z

All eyes are on Madrid between o2 and 11 of May when the Spanish capital will be hosting the 2008 edition of the Documenta, a venue dedicated to documentary cinema. Michelangelo Antonioni will be paid tribute at the event

New on Kamera: Independent Cinema

2008-04-18T18:06:00.003Z

One of the latest titles to have come out on Kamera Books is Independent Cinema, by D. K. Holm, just the perfect kind of subject for a website about, well, independent cinema. So, catch our review of the book here and get inspired.

New on Kamera: [REC]

2008-04-10T09:48:00.002Z

More Spanish horror at a cinema near you: [REC] is the latest of a batch of low-key, handheld horror that has been arriving at the big screen of late. Check out our review of the film, due out tomorrow.

New on Kamera: Documentaries

2008-04-02T19:48:00.002Z

We have a new piece on Kamera about an exciting new release on Kamera Books, 'Documentaries...and how to make them, by Andy Glynne. The books offers a comprehensive guide into the world of documentary filmmaking and provides an invaluable source for students and professionals alike.One of the filmmakers mentioned in the text is the master of the documentary genre Frederick Wiseman. Wiseman's

New on DVD: Lost Highway

2008-04-02T07:23:00.002Z

David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997), a favourite among Lynch aficionados, has finally been released on DVD. It is one of Lynch's most surreal and lush films; the soundtrack is also a treat for music lovers, going from Nine Inch Nails to Bossa Nova. Check out Kamera Books' recent title on David Lynch for further information.

New on Kamera: Diary of a Country Priest

2008-03-29T16:24:00.002Z

We have just published a review of one of the great films in Robert Bresson's great career, which was released on 24/3 by Optimum World. Good old YouTube has a couple of excerpts from the film, but make sure you get this DVD, as it is an essential item in any film lover's collection.And here's an 1960 interview with Bresson:

New on Kamera: Strange Culture

2008-03-26T13:55:00.002Z

Lynn Hershman's film Strange Culture deals with the very urgent issue of the corrosion of freedom of speech in the name of the 'war on terrorism'. With Tilda Swinton, Thomas Jay Ryan and Peter Coyote in the cast, the film chronicles the ongoing case of the American art professor and activist Steve Kurtz, a co-founder of the Critical Art Ensemble, who has become the most prominent victim of post-9

Trailer: Garbage Warrior

2008-03-26T10:06:00.003Z

Meet Michael Reynolds, who for over 30 years has been developing a sustainable living concept called Earthship Biotecture. Reynolds' incredible project is the subject of a documentary called Garbage Warrior, which will be screened on Sundance Channel on 01 April. Don't miss it.Here's the trailer:

Homage to Anthony Minghella

2008-03-19T14:19:00.003Z

British film director Anthony Minghella, who died yesterday from a fatal haemorrhage following an operation for cancer of the neck and tonsils, was a much-loved member of the film community. Here's a report from several figures who knew him or had worked with him.

New on Kamera: Aurora

2008-03-19T14:17:00.002Z

If you have produced a film or video piece with lots of visual manipulation, here's a festival where you may get a chance to get your work seen.

New on Kamera: Two Evil Eyes

2008-03-17T07:43:00.002Z

A collaboration between George Romero and Dario Argento starring Karvey Keitel, Two Evil Eyes is released on DVD today. Here's the review.

New on Kamera: Berlin 2008

2008-03-14T07:06:00.004Z

Our New York-based regular contributor Thessa Mooij tells us what she saw at the Berlin festival that took place last month while yours truly dishes the dirt on the squalid festival winner, the Brazilian cop flick Elite Squad (pictured).

Coppola goes south

2008-03-10T19:05:00.003Z

The Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires, has a new inhabitant. Francis Ford Coppola is now splitting his time between California and the B.A., while also making cheaper movies there. Here's the full story.

New on Kamera: UK French Film Festival

2008-03-07T10:10:00.002Z

Those of you looking for a film to see on the big screen over the weekend or over the next few week, check out our feature on the UK French Film Festival that starts today. There are films galore, all over the country.

Vanity Fair's homage to Hitchcock

2008-03-04T09:11:00.002Z

Vanity Fair, bless them, has done its Hollywood thing again and this time the publication got a whole bunch of Hollywood stars to impersonate Hitchcock characters. Hmmm. The results are quite mixed but I think Naomi Watts looks interesting as Marnie/Tippi Hedren:See the whole photo shoot here and judge for yourself.

Derek Jarman conference

2008-02-28T14:58:00.002Z

The Serpertine Gallery in London is on Friday 7 March between 10:30 and 6pm holding a conference on Derek Jarman called Against the Grain: Learning from Derek Jarman's Cinema. Speakers include Malcolm LeGrice and Laura Mulvey. More info from here.

The London Australian Film Festival 2008

2008-02-28T10:28:00.002Z

The enormous Australian community in London have a good opportunity to catch up with the cinema from their homeland during the London Australian Film Festival that takes place between 06 and 16 March at the Barbican Centre. Further information from here.

New on Kamera: Overlord and Benny's Video

2008-02-28T10:22:00.002Z

Two new DVD reviews posted today: Michelle LeBlanc and Colin Odell review Stuart Cooper's classic war film Overlord, which metro is releasing on Monday, 03 March. We also have a review of Michael Haneke's 1992 Benny's Video, a chilling look at the image age.

New on Kamera: Africa in Motion

2008-02-22T13:01:00.001Z

African filmmakers are being invited to submit their short films for a festival called Africa in Motion (AiM), which takes place annually in Edinburgh. Find out more here.

New on Kamera: Bergman

2008-02-22T10:13:00.003Z

More Bergman stuff out there: Tartan has just released the late Swedish maestro's 'faith trilogy', which Kamera has reviewed here. We also have a report on the 2008 Rotterdam festival, which ended earlier this month. Check it out here.

Berlin 2008: Brazilian film wins Golden Bear

2008-02-17T16:01:00.002Z

A Brazilian film accused of being fascist in its home country emerged as the big winner at this year's edition of the Berlin film festival. José Padilha's Elite Squad, a revenge cop thriller set amidst the elite troop of the Rio de Janeiro police, got the Golden Bear for best film. The Grand Jury prize went to Standard Operating Procedure by Errol Morris. The Best Director silver bear went to

New on Kamera: Cinema at war and Shinobi

2008-02-13T10:11:00.003Z

Fresh content alert: Andrew Benbow writes about cinematic representation of war based on Nick Broomfield´s Battle of Haditha, currently playing in the UK, and the upcoming Redacted, by Brian de Palma while Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell review the Japanese variation of the Romeo and Juliet theme.

Berlin 2008: Madonna says she's inspired by Godard and Pasolini

2008-02-13T10:06:00.002Z

The old saying 'easier said than done' may apply to Madonna's declaration in her director's statement for the premiere of her directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom, at the Berlin Film Festival 2008. Said the singer turned director:"I have always been inspired by the films of Godard, Visconti, Pasolini and Fellini and hope that I may one day make something that comes close to their genius."Full

Berlin 2008: 'dull'

2008-02-13T07:54:00.002Z

According to a report in Variety, this year's edition of the Berlin Film Festival has so far been 'dull' and 'unexciting'.Read more +

Screening opportunity: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2008-02-12T13:52:00.000Z

For those of you in London: The ICA is screening a documentary about the photograher Annie Leibovitz, she who gives Hollywood stars that patrician treatment on the cover of Vanity Fair every year and who took the last picture of John Lennon on the day he was murdered. But besides her celebrity work, she has also recorded war in Rwanda and Sarajevo and taken intimate shots of her own friends and