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Entries from October 2007

Cinematic Pumpkins

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

SlashFilm has posted a wonderful collection of cinematic pumpkin carvings to celebrate Halloween.
These two are inspired by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Check them out the rest here.
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> Find out more about Halloween at Wikipedia

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Tags: Amusing · Random

Saw vs Wallace and Gromit

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

To celebrate Halloween - here is an amusing trailer mash up of the Saw films and Wallace and Gromit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvWAxH3EQus

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Tags: Amusing · Trailers

Ken Loach Interview

October 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Ken Loach has been one of England’s best and most important directors for many years.
Since making his mark in the 60s with the landmark TV dramas Cathy Come Home and Up the Junction, he has show a keen and uncompromising ability to tackle social issues head on in his films.
They have ranged from adolescence (Kes), [...]

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Tags: DVD · Interviews · Podcast

London Film Festival 2007: Paul Greengrass

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Director Paul Greengrass was in town tonight to accept The Variety UK Achievement in Film Award at the National Film Theatre as part of the BFI 51st London Film Festival.

He was interviewed on stage by Variety’s Middle East correspondent Ali Jaafar and they discussed his career, from his early days making documentaries at Granada, his [...]

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Tags: London Film Festival · Reviews

London Film Festival 2007: Juno

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

On today’s festival update we look at Juno, the new comedy from director Jason Reitman who scored a critical and commercial success last year with Thank You For Smoking.

Ellen Page plays a teenager (named Juno) who gets pregnant by her boyfriend (Michael Cera) and then decide to give the baby up for adoption to a [...]

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Tags: Cinema · London Film Festival · Podcast · Reviews