We at D+CFilm enjoy a violent movie as much as the next person. Indeed, we were probably the only people in the entire world complaining that Eli Roth’s Hostel wasn’t gory enough. (more…)

This year’s snappily-titled Royal Television Society Annual Programme Awards For Devon, Cornwall And The Channel Islands was held at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel in Plymouth last month. The glamorous event saw ITV Westcountry picking up three awards - aw, Gus Honeybun would’ve been so proud (yes yes, we know that was TSW). (more…)

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Red Road (18) Director Andrea Arnold’s newie was hugely acclaimed in Cannes, almost eclipsing her fantastic work in the Saturday morning kids’ show No 73.
Wot no Sandwich Quiz?
Tsai Toi (Shut Up) (15) No, you shut up! Gerard Depardieu and Jean Reno play criminals on the run from the police. Erm, what’s French for ’seen it all before’? (more…)

It’s hard to believe, but there are movie-type shenanigans happening outside D+C, you know. Indeed, just last month stars and leading figures of the British film industry turned out to celebrate the British Independent Film Awards at Hammersmith Palais, London. (more…)

For the first time ever, Noddy and his Toyland homies will be appearing on the big screen in Noddy Saves Christmas And Other Stories at Plymouth’s Vue Cinema. (more…)

Chagford’s own harp-playing filmmaking inspiration Elizabeth Jane Baldry has also been on the podium, figuratively speaking. With her newest film Childe Rowland being edited, she’s played on the soundtrack of 37 Uses Of A Dead Sheep, which won best documentary at Berlin, and has subsequently gone on to pick up plenty more. (more…)

Much has been made of the autobiographical nature of Pedro Almodovar’s Volver (that’s boll-bear to you), and that’s always been the way whether it’s in the drug-fuelled sexuality of Pepi, Luci, Bon, or the voyage around his childhood of Bad Education. (more…)

Three collective cheers for Emma Kempton and Anson Hartford for scooping Best Film and Best Bursary Film at the Exeter Phoenix’s Two Short Nights event for the film The Crinoline and The Rose (it was only a sneaky preview, too). Best Student Film Script was went to Dave Shaerf for Perfect Match. Go to the media centre for more, but I think we’ve covered the most basic salient points.

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Those funkmeisters at Openreel played their part in Motionplymouth by staging the film competition at the Arts Centre on November 17. Not only were the audience treated to some great shorts but they were also made privy to some of Openreel’s own favourite films.

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Hot new talent or crazy dreamers - you decide, but The Creative Collective aims to bring the best of what’s happening to a screen near you (if you live in Exeter that is). Either way it’s a hotbed of new and groovy ideas from which even better, even more innovative projects will take off and fly (bigged up, much?!) (more…)

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Stray Dogs (12A) Kids try to get themselves arrested so they can join their mum in chokey.
Keane (15) Not, as you might expect, a drama about fat-faced, piano-lovin’ balladeers, this is actually the story of a mentalist looking for his missing daughter. Cheery stuff. (more…)