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Salute Your Shorts: Urn - Review

6/24/2015

by Cookie N Screen

The death of a family member can take its toll on anyone. All this life that once filled yours with glee and love has been replaced by this void; this emptiness that lingers as memories turn and churn in your mind. It’s hard, changing your life for the worse and reminding you that no one lasts forever, the futility of morality and the aching pain encompassing your world.

But there are some people out there who, when the death of a loved one happens, are unsure of how to feel because of a turbulent relationship. Or a connection that simply never existed: How do you mourn a significant family member that you hardly knew?

East End Film Festival: Stevie.G - Review

6/24/2015

by Matt Gammond

If you’ve come to this review in the same way I approached this documentary (I was basically expecting a film about the life of Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard) then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed. This is as far away from the footballer as humanely possible, a disappointment for any red-shirted lover of the famed sportsman.

Asinine assumptions aside, Stevie G still manages to be a relative yawn fest; an hour of attempts to break into your heart and extract those sweet feelings which are ultimately damaged by its dullness.

Slow West - I'm With Geek Review

6/24/2015

by Dave House

Slow West is a brilliant and provocative Western. It begins as a love story and becomes a fable about America, exploring the dreams and ideology behind the mythic Wild West. The first feature film by Writer-Director John Maclean, it won the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival this year and deservedly so. Tense, beautifully shot and intelligent, it follows in the footsteps of great modern Westerns like The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Proposition and the Coen Brothers’ modern day western masterpiece, No Country for Old Men.

All We Know So Far - Independence Day: Resurgence #IDR

6/23/2015

by Cookie N Screen

Events for films have often become part of the course for cinematic lovers. Placing our cast and crew at the centre of a media presentation across the interwebs, most movies use it to showcase a whole stream of props and clips in order to bristle audiences with excitement. Spectre did it to announce its cast. An epic Star Wars Day event was planned and executed well with the best trailer we’ve seen all year.

Now for the impending Independence Day sequel, the major players of the film gathered in LA to talk about the film. And, well, they are definitely playing their cards close to their chest.

Independence Day Live - Special Event Live Stream! #IDR

6/23/2015

Minions - I'm With Geek Review

6/23/2015

by Jo Johnstone

We all know the Minions as Super Villain, turned super Dad, Gru’s henchmen in the Despicable Me films. The bright yellow, tic-tac shaped gibberish speaking mini men were an instant hit with audiences young and old. With Minion fever taking hold a solo outing was quickly planned but just where did the Minions come from? For all those who ponder their origins, thankfully their first feature film is in fact a prequel that tells it all. With A-lister names such as Sandra Bullock and Michael Keaton, quickly announced to join our yellow crew such, could this film really live up to its impressive original outings?

A lot was riding on Minions to surpass or at least match Despicable for its laughs and feel good energy. Thankfully, those cheeky monkeys from Illumination Entertainment have pulled out all the stops with a worthy and hilarious solo film.

East End Film Fesival: Stand by for Tape Back-Up - Review

6/23/2015

by Cookie N Screen

The power of the screen, both big and small, is a compelling one. Personally speaking, the batch of favourite movies I have are as soothing to me as a cup of tea and a blanket. In fact, every time I get down, stressed or sad, my brain automatically thinks, “Right, let’s put Filth on” which I’ve had to try and wean away from. Similarly, there are films that trigger memories cooing and caring, wrapping around my soul as I remember snuggling up with my father to watch Hook or danced with my Grandad to The Jungle Book. Films and television shows open a whole wave of poignancy. These emotions wave over you in silent ease.

So with all this in mind, it’s nice when performer Ross Sutherland explores memories, pain and the soothing element of art in his piece Stand by For Tape Back-Up.

East End Film Festival: Welcome to Leith - Review

6/23/2015

by Jennifer Drewett

There’s a very common turn of phrase in the United Kingdom: “Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction.” There have been moments in time where something extraordinary happens that has life-changing effect and people turn to each other in disbelief that such a thing could happen in real life. Commonly, you might see such events in a film including ones this reviewer has discussed on this site but would hardly comprehend the same thing happening in the world we live in. This may well be the reaction of many when they watch Welcome to Leith.

East End Film Festival: The Divide - Review

6/22/2015

by Cookie N Screen

When Cameron and his Tory Tosh came into power again this year, there was a divide within the population. Some were thrilled whilst the rest shoved their faces into their palms wailing in pain. Regardless of who you voted for, however, there is no denying that we are in the biggest world of austerity where the gap between the impoverished and the rich is so wide that not even The Rock can parachute over it San Andreas style. It’s something that has been brought up in film repeatedly but it’s nice to see the real lives of people on either side of the fault explain their issues in Katherine Round’s sensitive and poignant documentary, The Divide.

East End Film Festival: Estate, A Reverie - Review

6/22/2015

by Gloria Daniels-Moss

The inevitable hierarchy that society has created for itself it at an all-time high across not just third world countries, but our very own Great Britain. Poverty used to be something associated with poorer ends of the globe, but after our double recession we have a higher amount of people struggling even just to feed themselves. As population increases and life expectancy rises, it’s no wonder cheap accommodation gets knocked up all over the place and then torn back down because it is either an eye sore or simply poorly made. Filmmaker Andrea Luke Zimmerman provides us with an insightful and out right shocking exploration of those residing in a council owned flat blocks who are soon to be pushes out of their own homes. As we delve into many lives, 30 minutes in, you quickly realise that you can only do so much with such a theme.

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Salute Your Shorts: Urn - Review

East End Film Festival: Stevie.G - Review

Slow West - I'm With Geek Review

All We Know So Far - Independence Day: Resurgence #IDR

Independence Day Live - Special Event Live Stream! #IDR

Minions - I'm With Geek Review

East End Film Fesival: Stand by for Tape Back-Up - Review

East End Film Festival: Welcome to Leith - Review

East End Film Festival: The Divide - Review

East End Film Festival: Estate, A Reverie - Review

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