Blood Ties review
Blood Ties, the latest feature from director Guillame Canet (Tell No One, Little White Lies), is a remake of the 2008 French thriller Les liens du sang, in which he starred. That film was was in turn an adaptation of the French novel of the same name by Bruno and Michel Papet. But Blood Ties seems … Read more
Lucy review
There’s a unusual groove to Luc Besson’s Lucy that you will either slide right into or be thrown completely off-kilter by. This is one of those movies that’s especially rare in commercial filmmaking, one that feels so utterly esoteric and singular that it would be hard to imagine any grey area in the audience’s reaction. You’re either … Read more
Ari Folman on the future of cinema, filmmaking and why he’s done with 35mm
In the first part of my interview with The Congress‘ director, Ari Folman, we discussed the specifics of how that film was made and his secretive working process with the highly talented Robin Wright. Now, in this second part, Mr. Folman shares his thoughts on the current state of cinema, what the future might hold, and also why he’s done with … Read more
Ari Folman discusses The Congress, Robin Wright and directing live-action and animation
Ari Folman‘s The Congress, his follow-up to the widely acclaimed Waltz with Bashir, arrives in UK cinemas this week. To mark the occasion, I was lucky enough to speak to him at his home in Israel over the phone last week. We covered a great many subjects and chatted for some time, about his film, the … Read more