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