Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross Stars: Lika Babluani, Mariam Bokenia, Data Zakareishvili, Zurab Gogaladze. Life in Tbilisi, in Georgia Russia in 1992, was hard, and it seemed like a fairly grim place to live. The country had just achieved its independence as the former Soviet Union splintered, but as the… Continue Reading »
BOYHOOD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Richard Linklater Stars: Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Marco Perella. Richard Linklater (the cult favourite Dazed And Confused, etc) is an interesting director who makes projects that often lie outside the mainstream of Hollywood filmmaking (the Before trilogy, etc). His latest film is Boyhood, an ambitious undertaking,… Continue Reading »
GALORE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rhys Graham Stars: Ashleigh Cummings, Toby Wallace, Lily Sulliva, Aliki Matangi, Maya Stange, . There have been lots of coming-of-age dramas about the messy, dysfunctional and self-destructive lives of teenagers and the carefree joys of being 17, making choices without regard to the consequences, and feeling uncertain of their futures… Continue Reading »
PALO ALTO
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gia Coppola Stars: Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, James Franco, Zoe Levin, Val Kilmer, Talia Shire, Olivia Crocicchia, Colleen Camp, Claudia Levy, Don Novello, Chris Messina. The Coppolas are obviously an extremely talented family, with three generations of Oscar winners, and a younger generation of emerging filmmakers leaving their… Continue Reading »
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Abdellatif Kechiche Stars: Lea Seydoux, Adele Exarchopoulos. Love and pain and the whole damn thing French style? This confronting romantic drama was the talk of Cannes last year, largely because of its unflinchingly explicit girl on girl sex scenes that leave little to the imagination. In this regard, Blue Is… Continue Reading »
OCTOBER SKY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joe Johnston Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, Laura Dern, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Chris Ellis. A beautifully wrought, touching and sensitive coming of age tale set in small town America in 1957, October Sky is one of the most satisfying and enjoyable films of this year. This… Continue Reading »