Berlinale: La Belle Et La Bête Review

Directed by: Christophe Gans
Written by: Christophe Gans & Sandra Vo-Anh
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Lea Seydoux,
Running time: 112 minutes
Release date: TBA

In a quaint little house in the French countryside, a mother tells her children a bedtime story. In the familiar form fit for a film based on a fairy tale, our off-screen maternal narrator recalls the story of The Beauty and the Beast whilst the visuals and cinematography bring the words of her voice to life.

Trailer Crush: Locke

We have NO idea what's going on, but Trailer Crush of the week had us hooked in only 1 minute and 32 seconds. We can't even imagine what the film will be like. Locke stars Tom Hardy and is out on the 18th of April. Let us know if you agree!

Berlinale: Galore Review

Directed by: Rhys Graham
Written by: Rhys Graham
Starring: Ashleigh Cummings, Lily Sullivan, Toby Wallace, Aliki Matangi
Running time: 103 minutes
Release date: TBA

Initially, there was a lot to root for in Rhys Graham's teenage screwball feature, Galore, and the premise was a promising one. It is a valiant attempt at an honest portrayal of the ups and downs of the lives of a group of Australian youths in Canberra. The main players of this stage are introduced as Billie, the unapologetic wildchild, Laura, the gentle-souled daydreamer, Danny as the baby-faced skater boy and tough, misunderstood Islander kid Isaac. The film breezes through the events that take place prior to a raging bush fire that will tear through and eradicate everything they used to know as home - a roll call of drink, sex, relationships and rebellion.

Berlinale: Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photography And The Emergance Of A People

Directed by: Thomas Allen Harris
Written by: Thomas Allen Harris, Don Perry and Paul Carter Harrison
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Release Date: TBA

Berlinale: Boyhood Review

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Written by: Richard Linklater

Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke

Running Time:163 Minutes

Release date: TBA

Tongue Loose's Top Five Songs To Have Sex To This Valentine's Day

So we're in the good old month of love...but let's face it, there's only thing you want to do this year. Well here at Tongue Loose we have to provide you with some playlist to your sexy shenanigans this year, so here is our list of the best songs to have sex to this Valentine's day.

Her Review

Director: Spike Jonze
Written by: Spike jonze
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt 
Running time: 126 Minutes.
Release Date: 14th February

Why The Music Film Is Better Than Ever

With the release of the Coen brothers' latest flick Inside Llewyn Davis I was a little taken back from what I had just seen. While it is quite known how much love Tongue Loose has for the music film, this flick is quite possibly the most genius idea to come from the big screen in a while.

Inside Llewyn Davis Review

Directors: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Written by: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman
Time: 104 Minutes
Release Date: 24th January

August: Osage County Review

Director: John Wells
Written by: Tracy Letts
Starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Margo Martindale
Time: 121 Minutes
Release Date: 24th January

French Movie Adaptations Gone Mal

Delivery Man was once called Starbuck while still in production. An immediate remake of the original French film Starbuck about a man who donates a shed load of sperm just to find out that 533 children have been born thanks to his donations. Now as he faces a pregnant girlfriend he also has to deal with being sued by his offspring who wish to know his true identity. This which already sounds like a train wreck was for some reason brought to the big screen with stars Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, and Colbie Smulders.

We’ve drawn up a list of French movies which inspired a remake in the US, and didn’t translate well. Some of their downfalls lie in trying to adapt the films cut by cut, while others try to Americanise some things that are too French to translate. Check out our list and let us know what you think!

DATES AND LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR CINEMA MADE IN ITALY 2014

If you're interested in the gorgeous Italian Cinema, then have a look at this press release from the Cinema Made in Italy festival! See you there...!

Cinema Made in Italy returns to London in 2014 and will take place at the Ciné Lumière in South Kensington from 5 - 9 March. Once again cinemagoers in the capital can look forward to seeing the best recent Italian productions, and as in previous years screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with directors and actors. The five day annual event is organised by Istituto Luce – Cinecittà’s promotional department in Rome (Filmitalia), and the Italian Cultural Institute in London. This year’s line-up includes eleven feature films and one documentary:

VIVA LA LIBERTÀ by Roberto Andò 

THOSE HAPPY YEARS (Anni Felici) by Daniele Luchetti

HOW STRANGE TO BE NAMED FEDERICO! (Che Strano Chiamarsi Federico!) by Ettore Scola

THE REFEREE (L’Arbitro) by Paolo Zucca

BORDER by Alessio Cremonini

ZORAN, MY NEPHEW THE IDIOT (Zoran, Il Mio Nipote Scemo) by Matteo Oleotto

THE FIFTH WHEEL (L'Ultima Ruota del Carro) by Giovanni Veronesi

THE THIRD HALF (Il Terzo Tempo) by Enrico Maria Artale

THE HUMAN FACTOR (La Variabile Umana) by Bruno Oliviero

THE FIRST SNOW (La Prima Neve) by Andrea Segre

OFF ROAD (Fuoristrada) by Elisa Amoruso

The Railway Man Review

Director: Jonathan Teplitzsky

Starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvin, Stella Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tanroh Ishida, 

Rating: 15

Running Time: 116 minutes

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Review

Director: Justin Chadwick

Written by: William Nicholson

Starring: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris

Time: 139 Minutes

Release Date: 3rd January

15 Tracks That Proves Pop Kicked Arse In 2013.

So we're now at the end of the year - and the end of lists come in right? Well here at Tongue Loose our interests tend to fall all over the shop, and we know you're going to get so many random end of year musics lists, so here's our little twist.

Lots of things happened in 2013 - Miley twerked, we busted a Harlem Shake AND Gangham style in the same year, and too many ageing boybands got back together for our pleasure. So it's pretty fair to say that Pop might have been the superior being over the last year...and don't deny it either. Don't believe us? Here is our list - and our reasons for them.

Last Vegas Review

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Starring:Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas
Written By: Dan Fogelman
Time: 105 Minutes
Release Date: 3rd January 2014

1910 to 2010 New Years Resolutions

If NY resolutions isn’t a hard core promise to live by during the 365 days after it’s been made, then it is at least a result of a brief thought process questioning our flaws, our weaknesses and from that deduce how we may be happier in the next year.

3 Terms And Phrases To Leave Behind In 2013.

Every year words, dances and concepts get invented. Some die instantly while others are welcomed into our vocabulary with open arms. I fully appreciate bling, bootie, shizzle, and selfie. However, here are three terms I’m hoping won’t make it into 2014, but fear might.

Sandler Vs Sandler

For the younger generation it must be very difficult to believe that Adam Sandler once made good movies. Of course it's a question of taste but there's no denying the brilliance of Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore, The trailer for Sandler's latest film Blender shows him collaborating with the sweetheart Drew Barrymore for the third time. While checking out the trailer we wondered if this might be the Mickey Rourke comeback we so badly want to see. Let's have a look at the turn of the Sandler's career and hope there will be a turn back soon.

Top Movie Friendships That Will Never Grow Old

Do you find yourself watching films, and being absolutely jealous of some of the friendships that are happening on the screens? We’re almost at the end of 2013 now…and it’s still happening! Last Vegas follows a gang of friends who nickname themselves The Flatbush Four as they are reunited for a bachelor weekend in Vegas. In the film, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline and Michael Douglas play friends of 60 years…so we thought we’d take a look at other movie friendships that will never grow old.