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TOP TEN FILMS OF 2013 – TOM COTTEY (EDITOR)
1) THE DANCE OF REALITY (DIR. ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY, CHILE) From the auteur director who once declared “I like violence, I love violence!” and “I make films with my cojones” comes 2013′s most arresting...
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BOYHOOD (DIR. RICHARD LINKLATER, USA, 2014) – TRAILER
The trailer for Richard Linklater’s Boyhood starring Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette has arrived.
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BLACKHAT (DIR. MICHAEL MANN) – TRAILER 2
The second trailer for Blackhat by Hollywood thriller veteran Michael Mann has arrived. The film, starring Chris Hemsworth, tackles the timely topic of cyber crime and it’s visceral relationship with...
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TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014 – TOM COTTEY (EDITOR)
1) 12 YEARS A SLAVE (DIR. STEVE MCQUEEN, USA/UK) An ultra-early release of 2014 in the UK (January 10th to be precise), Steve McQueen’s third film 12 Years A Slave has endured, in my memory, as the...
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GANJA & HESS (DIR. BILL GUNN, USA, 1973) – DVD REVIEW
As Spike Lee arrives on Vimeo on Demand with the crowdfunded horror Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, there couldn’t be a better time to revisit – and rightly celebrate – the film’s visceral and poetic...
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SELMA (DIR. AVA DUVERNAY, UK/USA, 2014) – REVIEW
In case there was any doubt about the sheer relevance of Ava DuVernay’s exemplary Martin Luther King, Jr. drama Selma, it is expressed succinctly in the lyrics from the closing song Glory by Common...
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POINT AND SHOOT (DIR. MARSHALL CURRY, USA, 2014) – REVIEW
Ten years ago Werner Herzog released Grizzly Man, a found-footage documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a self-styled grizzly bear whisperer. Treadwell spent an astonishing 13 summers living amongst...
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HELP KICKSTART ALEJANDRO JODOROWKSY’S ENDLESS POETRY (AND RECEIVE POETIC MONEY)
After the success of his previous Kickstarter campaign for The Dance of Reality, you can now help to Kickstart Alejandro Jodorowsky’s next film Endless Poetry by trading your money for poetic money...
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PETER STRICKLAND | BEYOND STRANGENESS
In a recent Indiewire interview, director Peter Strickland requested that he not be compared to David Lynch. His reasoning? It was a limited reference for “strangeness” used, he felt, by the younger...
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THE OTHER (DIR. ROBERT MULLIGAN, USA, 1972) – BLU-RAY & DVD REVIEW
Hot on the heels of the superb Ganja & Hess re-release from The Eureka Classics Collection comes Robert Mulligan’s (To Kill a Mockingbird) elegantly lensed 1972 chiller The Other. Despite being...
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WILD TALES (DIR. DAMIAN SZIFRON, ARGENTINA, 2015) – REVIEW
A brilliant portmanteau picture from Argentine director Damián Szifron (exec produced by Almodovar), Wild Tales is consistently thrilling, hilarious and horrifying throughout its numerous unrelated...
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SHORTS: THE KING’S KING (DIR. JON E PRICE, UK, 2015)
Meet Patrick Byrne, full time Elvis impersonator from Southend, England. Patrick has reached the European Elvis Tribute Championship finals eleven times in his career, always falling short of first...
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SHORTS: INTERLUDE (DIR. SAVVAS STAVROU, UK, 2015)
For our latest featured short we’re glad to share this year’s Sci-Fi-London 48 hour challenge winner Interlude – made by a creative team called Starcrust – led by London based Cypriot director Savvas...
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BLADE: REMEMBERING A FORGOTTEN HERO
In 2010, Seth Grahame-Smith published his novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The subsequent movie in 2012 adequately filled a need for the role of vampire hunters, after the popularity of vampires...
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L’ECLISSE (DIR. MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI, ITALY, 1962) – REVIEW
Restored in fine style by Studiocanal and the Independent Cinema Office, Italian auteur Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1962 Cannes Special Jury Prize winning L’Eclisse returns to cinemas – with a first time...
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EL PASTOR – CROWDFUNDING A FILM BY JONATHAN CENZUAL BURLEY
At Reflections we are keen to support filmmakers intent on telling fresh and interesting stories, with strong cinematic sensibilities. One such director, currently working on his third feature is...
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SUFFRAGETTE / MOMENTS WORTH PAYING FOR – TRAILER
Pathé and Suffragette Producer Faye Ward have collaborated with The Industry Trust to produce an effective trailer promoting the importance of Copyright and Creativity in the Film Industry. In order to...
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LEGEND (DIR. BRIAN HELGELAND, UK, 2015) – REVIEW
Upon coming into contact with the book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson, Legend producer Tim Bevan wasn’t initially convinced to make a film. He...
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