Floria Sigismondi is the director of some of the most impressive music videos of the past fifteen years. Her dark, seductive work has accompanied music by the likes of Marilyn Manson, David Bowie, Interpol, the White Stripes and even Christina Aguilera; strangely, even if you don’t like the song you can be drawn in by [...]
Up in the Air does the almost impossible – it makes redundancy humorous. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a corporate downsizing gun-for-hire who flies around the country firing employees for bosses who are too cowardly to do the dirty work themselves. He’s a smooth operator, full of pretend concern and oft-repeated platitudes but with just [...]
I have a couple of double passes for the new film The French Kissers for special advance screenings on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 December, before the main release on 26 December. The breakout comedy sensation of the 2009 Cannes International Film Festival, and the surprise smash hit of the European summer, The [...]
Welcome to the first BNE: HOT OR NOT giveaway! I have a couple of double passes for the new film The Boys are Back which are valid for all major cinemas during the film’s theatrical season, even with ‘No Free Tickets’ listing. I reviewed the film recently and gave it a NOT, but that’s not [...]