Scrutiny of Friendship | childhood ripped away in Ralph Hutchins short
Written and directed by Ralph Hutchins, Scrutiny of Friendship explores the moving landscape from childhood to adulthood
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Scrutiny of Friendship | Ralph Hutchins pursues authentic tensions
Authenticity and honest run through Scrutiny of Friendship. Writer and director Ralph Hutchins explains why he made the film in rural Somerset
Actor call out | Somerset
There’s an actor call out for a short film shooting in Somerset in August. Take a look and see if you’re a fit for the role
Huntsman | capturing the authentic twists and turns of a chase
Huntsman by writer director Ralph Hutchins sees romantic intrigue play out with the backdrop of a New Year’s Day hunt
Huntsman | desire, conflict and human connection are messy
Huntsman: Where the Chase Begins is rural South West indie short that matches craft, with controversy, and cinematic ambition
A Small Quiet English Town | celebrating the identity of Sidmouth Folk Festival
A Small Quiet English Town is a documentary that captures the essence of the 70 year old Sidmouth Folk Festival
Charlie Higson wins Boris Karloff 60-Second Film Challenge
Author and comedian Charlie Higson wins Plymouth College of Art’s Boris Karloff 60-Second Film Challenge with flick The Hero of Horror
Rarely seen archive films of coastal life in the South West free to view on BFI Player for the first time
Fascinating glimpses into the past have been curated by the BFI National Archive the South West Film & Television Archive to watch free online
‘The magic of an old-fashioned moving picture house’: review of Buckfastleigh’s community cinema
The first outing for the new Buckfastleigh Community Cinema brought the town together for a fun screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel, plus wonderful Cosmopolitians
Sex, Leins & Videotape #139: Halloween horror DVD special: American Horror Story, Chernobyl Diaries, Cockneys Vs Zombies and Dark Tide.
Trick or treat? Tom Leins reviews a disturbing selection of Halloween horror DVDs. Created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, who previously collaborated on hit shows such as Nip/Tuck and Glee, American Horror Story: The Complete First Season (20th Century Fox) tells the story of the Harmon family, who move into a restored…
Skyfall: 007 re-discovers his licence to thrill
In the new Bond film Skyfall, 007 isn’t in the best shape but the same can’t be said for the movie itself. It’s a terrific and surprisingly emotional action thriller, forcing us to re-assess a character with whom we’ve become familiar over the past 50 years
Strong characters lead the best of the week’s DVD releases: Coriolanus, Blackthorn and The Courier
Geo-political Shakespearean violence, straight-to-DVD thrills ‘n’ spills and a revisionist western are all on the agenda this week, as Tom Leins checks out the best new DVD releases.
The week’s strangest DVDs reviewed
Australian parlour games, gratuitous product placement and troubled relationships go under the microscope as Tom Leins reviews this week’s strangest DVDs
BAFTA Reaction – silence is deafening as The Artist cleans up
Sean Wilson was happy to see The Artist do so well at the BAFTAs, but what about the rest of the winners?
Howl – An Ode to the Beat Generation
Howl is a multi-stranded take on the Beat Poem of the same name that defined a generation. The film is most successful when the film examines the more cryptic concerns of society, censorship and creative freedom, says Sean Wilson
Director of the movie Desire, Gareth Jones, talks about the movie before its Exeter Phoenix screening
Desire is being screened at the Exeter Phoenxi, here’s a Q&A with director Gareth Jones as he reveals how the film grew around actor Tella Kpomahou and what it was like using a RED camera
Watch Desire at the Exeter Phoenix
Desire explores the link between sex and creativity through the story of a screenwriter struggling with a character who threatens to take over not just his creative and sexual life but his sanity.
D+CFilm at the Devon premiere of Ben Barfoot’s sci-fi thriller Fuse
Brixham-based writer-director Ben Barfoot presented the Devon premiere of his sci-fi thriller Fuse to a standing-room-only crowd at Exeter Phoenix yesterday. Read the first review on D+CFilm.
Best of British! Tom Leins on the latest DVD releases in a Brit Grit Special
Devon’s best film critic takes a look at the Best of British in a Brit Grit Special, featuring Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Nowhere Boy, 44 Inch Chest, and The Unloved
Top 20 films of the decade (1999-2009)
Nick Ingram runs down his top 20 films of the decade. What do you think of his choices?
BURN AFTER READING #3
What is that makes the Coens’ characters. Let’s take a look at the production notes to find out… It’s details of character that inform their films with spirit and style.
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