Concerning Violence (2014)
★★★★☆
A visual poem on the sinister violence of colonisation, Göran Olsson’s Concerning Violence appeals for a new kind of future for Africa.
documentary
Irish Film Season: Barbaric Genius
In partnership with the Irish Film Board, Curzon Home Cinema kicks off a season celebrating the best in Irish cinema. The line-up includes the critically acclaimed and award-winning Parked and Waveriders, as well as Eden, Hill Street, Snap and Barbaric Genius.
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The Possibilities Are Endless (2014)
★★★★★
Life-affirming, powerful and utterly moving, this account of Scottish music icon Edwyn Collins is a truly remarkable achievement in filmmaking.
One Rogue Reporter (2014)
★★★☆☆
One ex-tabloid reporter’s entertaining and insightful satire of tabloid journalism’s ethics – or lack of them – through provocative Michael Moore-style stunts and set-ups, with clever use of archive footage.
Citizenfour (2014)
★★★★☆
Insightful and provocative, Laura Poitras’ firsthand account of the days preceding Edward Snowden’s explosive revelations is quietly momentous and powerful.
Cathedrals of Culture (2014)
★★★★☆
Based on an original idea by Wim Wenders, Cathedrals Of Culture is a portmanteau of six directors finding their own genius in architectural space.
London Film Festival 2014: Marc Quinn – Making Waves
Marc Quinn – Making Waves by Mark Wilshin A year in the life of artist Marc Quinn, infamous for the bust of his own…
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London Film Festival 2014: Song From The Forest
Song From The Forest Structured around a liturgy rather than a dramaturgy, Michael Obert’s Song From The Forest is a contemplative study of an…
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London Film Festival 2014: The Possibilities Are Endless
Life-affirming and utterly moving, this account of Scottish music icon Edwyn Collins is a truly remarkable achievement in filmmaking.
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London Film Festival 2014: Maidan
Coupled with an uncompromisingly bloated running time, Sergei Loznitsa’s sedate style of shooting renders this account of civil unrest in Kiev disengaging.
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London Film Festival 2014: Pasolini
Pasolini by Alexa Dalby Expect darkness and fireworks from Abel Ferrara’s thought-provoking biopic (with a fabulously diverse soundtrack) of the last 24 hours in…
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London Film Festival 2014: Hockney
Hockney by Alexa Dalby Hockney is the definitive biography of Britain’s most influential and popular contempory artist. For the first time, David Hockney has…
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London Film Festival 2014: Björk Biophilia Live
Björk Biophilia Live by Alexa Dalby A film of Björk’s live stage show that formed part of her multimedia Biophilia project, these 97 minutes…
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London Film Festival 2014: OXI An Act of Resistance
OXI An Act of Resistance Constructed out of interviews with Greek politicians, economists and Athenian citizens, an investigation – courtesy of Dominique Pinon –…
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