Incoming: Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth is a searing story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain which became the classic testimony of that war…
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Rob Aldam
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Rob worked on a number of online music magazines, both as a writer and editor, before concentrating on his first love - film. After stints as Cultural and Film Editor on local magazines, he took up residency as Film Editor at Backseat Mafia. He specialises in covering world cinema, independent film, documentaries, and championing the underdog.
DVD Review: Two For The Road (Masters of Cinema)
Two of the most iconic actors of the 1950s and 1960s were Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney. Whilst Hepburn is synonymous with the glamour of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday…
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DVD Review: The Lady Vanishes & The Man Who Knew Too Much
Alfred Hitchcock is universally accepted as one of the greatest film makers of all time. Whilst most of his best-known work comes from his Hollywood years, “The Master of Suspense”…
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Incoming: Whiplash
A gifted young jazz drummer attends one of the best music schools in the country, falling under the tutelage of the school’s fearsome maestro. Whiplash won both the Grand Jury…
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Incoming: Point and Shoot
In February, 2011, 32-year old Matthew VanDyke left home in Baltimore and set off for Libya to help rebels overthrow the country’s dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. With a gun in one…
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DVD Review: Obvious Child
There are very few opportunities in feature films for female actors to play lead roles. Last year, there were some great films who had an actress as the main protagonist.…
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Incoming: American Sniper
From director Clint Eastwood comes “American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. But there was much more to him than his…
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DVD Review: Wakolda (The German Doctor)
One of the lesser known scandals of World War II was the fact that many Nazis escaped to South America. It’s believed that some are still living there now. The…
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Incoming: Into The Woods
Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes…
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Film Review: The Last of the Unjust
In 1985 French director Clauda Lanzmann released Shoah, an epic 570 minute documentary about the Holocaust. Considered to be the definitive film about one of the lowest moments in human…
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