Footnote Review
Rivalry in the field of Talmudic studies may not seem like the most compelling premise for a feature film but perhaps the greatest surprise in Joseph Cedar’s Footnote is that the basics of the story, embittered personal politics and family divides amongst Talmudic scholars, is by far the film’s greatest strength. At the centre of … Read more
Howl Review
Written in 1955 Howl is a seminal poem by Allen Ginsberg and in this new film Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman direct James Franco as Ginsberg and attempt to tell the story of the poem and the court case that followed its publication. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have previously worked in the documentary field … Read more
Oliver Stone Roundtable Interview for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
On how and why he came to direct Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. In 2006 I said yes lets try something, Stephen Shiff wrote a good script but it was celebrating the hedge fund culture, you know there was Russian hedge funders in Monaco and there was a scene with a guy who had a … Read more
The Glass Man Review
Martin (Andy Nyman) is a meek and somewhat feeble man who loses his well paid job and instead of telling his wife decides to continue ‘going to work’. Every day he gets dressed, has breakfast, takes a pack lunch from his wife Julie (Neve Campbell), kisses her on the cheek and sets off. He has … Read more