Film Archive

DVD reviews

Sunday 18 November 2012

The Thick Of It: Series 1-4 Box Set (18)
Jennifer Lawrence on The Hunger Games and surviving fame

Saturday 17 November 2012

Do I know a great pizza place?" Jennifer Lawrence asks.
Masterclass from Phoenix as an Oscar beckons

Thursday 15 November 2012

The last time Joaquin Phoenix appeared on screen, it was two years ago.
The man behind the white suit

Thursday 15 November 2012

ALEXANDER Mackendrick's The Man in the White Suit might be a film of a certain vintage, but it feels as fresh out of the box as the iPad mini.
Does it really take two?

Thursday 15 November 2012

ONE is called Gambit and stars Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine as a cat burglar and a dancer involved in an art con.
Anderson proves he is both master and commander

Thursday 15 November 2012

The Master (15)
MACKENDRICK IN HIS OWN SCREEN WORDS

Thursday 15 November 2012

"Flotsam floating on the floodtide of profit ..."
Other films

Thursday 15 November 2012

Amour (12A)
Hostage to Hollywood

Sunday 11 November 2012

FILM OF THE WEEK:
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Sunday 11 November 2012

The Castle (18)
A matter of life after death

Sunday 11 November 2012

Zam Salim is standing in the GFT foyer, looking a bit more proud than the average paying customer.
Richard Hammond's Miracles Of Nature, BBC One/Attenborough's Ark, BBC Two

Saturday 10 November 2012

The first of this week's nature programmes, Richard Hammond's Miracles Of Nature (BBC One, Monday, 9pm) started with the Top Gear presenter driving very fast in a car.
Soul Searching: Cat Cubie

Thursday 8 November 2012

When I was seven ...
Throwing new light on the pains and emotions of old age

Thursday 8 November 2012

ENCOUNTERS with Michael Haneke are often tense affairs.
Feel-good vibe overcomes a cheesy script

Thursday 8 November 2012

The Sapphires (PG)
Thrilling history lesson with a Hollywood twist

Thursday 8 November 2012

Argo (15)
Interview with the vampires

Thursday 8 November 2012

PARTING is such sweet sorrow, especially when you are saying cheerio to a $2.5 billion film franchise that has kept lots of people in work for years and generated armies of fans.
Beware, here comes the bomb

Thursday 8 November 2012

Here Comes The Boom (12A)
Also released: The Master (15), Rust & Bone (15)

Sunday 4 November 2012

Two of the world's best directors, the American Paul Thomas Anderson and France's Jacques Audiard, wheel out their latest films this week.
Leading the way for the flair ladies

Sunday 4 November 2012

One thing about being a minority in your particular field of endeavour: those of you who struggle through to real prominence tend to stand out.
Young Apprentice, BBC One, Thursday

Saturday 3 November 2012

It's time for the latest series of Young Apprentice (Thursday, BBC One, 9pm) but Lord Grumpy doesn't look pleased to be faced with another room full of teenagers fidgeting in their new suits and wiping sweat from their over-active pores.
Giving voice to a glittering tale

Thursday 1 November 2012

A little over eight years ago Wayne Blair joined the cast of a touring Australian stage show called The Sapphires.
Making a drama out of a crisis

Thursday 1 November 2012

THE mob was rattling the gates, while inside the US embassy in Tehran the shredders were juddering and the staff were close to panic.
This fish out of water makes quite a splash

Thursday 1 November 2012

Rust and Bone (15)
Ghoulish laughs in a fun-sized teen comedy

Thursday 1 November 2012

Fun Size (12A)
Tough climb up slippery slopes

Thursday 1 November 2012

Sister (15)
M and M's boy make it tasty

Sunday 28 October 2012

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Sunday 28 October 2012

Smash: Season One (12)
Good guy, bad guy, good buy

Sunday 28 October 2012

GAME OF THE WEEK
Brazil With Michael Palin, BBC One

Saturday 27 October 2012

In the first episode of Brazil With Michael Palin (BBC One, Wednesday, 9pm), the comedian and presenter tried capoeira, a type of dance created by South American slaves.