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GARY LOCKWOOD AND KEIR DULLEA IN 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. With 2001: A Space Odyssey, director Stanley Kubrick redefined the science-fiction film genre, the limits of filmmaking itself, and cemented his legacy as one of the most revolutionary and influential film directors of all time. Originally released in 70mm Cinerama roadshow format on April 3 1968, the […]
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With HBOs highly-acclaimed new scifi show Westworld currently enjoying lashings of critical praise, whilst also consuming the tireless brains of hardcore fans determined to unearth the show’s underlying mythology, the gurus behind the film club Science Fiction Theatre felt the time was right to revisit the original 1973 film that HBO mined for its new […]
*see the links for Smoke Screen reviews The longlist for the London Evening Standard British Film Awards are revealed this week, with the best film award nominations fairly evenly spread between the arthouse (American Honey from British director Andrea Arnold and I,Daniel Blake from veteran filmmaker Ken Loach) and the crowdpleasers (Bridget Jones’s Baby). Also […]
The Film London and London Screen Archives Kinovan (think a cinema-in-a-van) will be out and about this christmas, offering Londoners the chance to see -for free- archive footage from across decades of London history. The van will be at the following locations: Xmas Lights Switch On, Sutton Sat 19 Nov 2016, 16:00 – 19:00 Sutton – […]
Director: Billy O’Brien 15 | 1h 44min | Thriller | 9 December 2016 (UK) Playing Irish Film Festival 2016 on November 25. RATING: ★★★★☆ With the Irish Film Festival in London now underway, the Smoke Screen is keen to recommend from the programme this left-field serial killer drama, directed by Irish director Billy O’Brien and […]
As a born Londoner and film buff, the Smoke Screen makes it a priority to catch the short programmes produced by 1000 Londoners: a project produced by Chocolate Films and directors Rachael Wang and Mark Currie, which aims to create a collage portrait of the city via 1000 short films with each one following a different […]
2015, Directed by Lee Kyoung-mi , starring Son Ye-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk . 103 mins RATING: ★★★★ The Korean Film Festival runs 3-17 November in London and also continues around the UK beyond that. See the KFF website for more details. This year’s 2016 Korean Film Festival in London promised a special focus on the lives […]
Director: Ken Hughes X | 1h 47min | Drama | April 1963 (UK) Playing during the UK Jewish Film Festival 2016 at JW3 on 15 NOV 6.30pm. See here for bluray details – out from 14 November. RATING: ★★★★☆ Playing as part of the UK Jewish FIlm Festival 2016, and now remastered for a new […]
SHORT SIGHTED CINEMA: SCREAMATHON NOVEMBER 3 | RICH MIX Join Short Sighted Cinema for a Halloween special evening screening of the best British short horror films. From comedy-horror to ghost stories, lo-budget thrillers and gore fests – there’ll be something to whet your darkest appetites! Featuring: VINTAGE BLOOD – ABIGAIL BLACKMORE SEND IN THE CLOWNS […]