Ahh dear I intended to write about MiShorts much earlier this week but my brother’s been busy with the first cut of the project that’s occupying us at the moment so I’ve taken advantage of the sunshine to go and play Consequences with my mate Nat and also go drinking with Mr.Belleville. Amongst the many brilliant things occupying Charlie’s mind at the moment is this trailer for Iñárritu’s latest film “Biutiful”. I’m usually quite disappointed by trailers but I have…
Sometime ago I gave a rave review to “The Inheritance”, the debut feature film of Charles Henri-Belleville. Since then I’ve screened it for Shooting People at the Curzon and gone on to enjoy seeing the film win awards left right and centre with the smug sensation of being first off the mark which is, I think, best described as the opposite of schadenfreude. Charlie has now been able to release the film on DVD and you can buy your own…
Well a ha-and-a-zaa! Charlie Belleville and his team have won a BIFA for their superb film “The Inheritance”. Charlie – the virtual world salutes you!
Oddly, possibly, the thing I like best about “The Inheritance”, Charlie and Tim’s superb low budget Scottish road movie that we screened at the Curzon last Saturday is the way in which the narrative is explained. I admit that this is odd for a film where the real joy lies not in the originality of the story but in the stunning photography and engaging performances; however thanks to the success of last Saturday, Verena from the Curzon is keen for…
OK I admit I might be partial in this case, but for the first time in ages I’ve been sent a film I actually enjoy. Not “appreciate despite the technical difficulties”. Not “admire the accomplishment all things considered”. Not “a life changing moment in cinema history” either for that matter but just good, old fashioned, straightforward – I put it on, I watched it, I kept watching it, I enjoyed it. Like a film should be. That may sound a…
