As the world awaits the much-anticipated movie adaptation of classic West-End musical Les Miserables, the man who first brought the epic tale to the stage,...
Since Daniel Craig took on the iconic role of the world’s most famous spy back in 2006 there have been some notable ups and downs....
Hello Readers! What a week we’ve had here at the AC to see us into November. For one week only I’ll be bringing you our...
How many of your favourite movies began their lives in the mind of a novelist? I daresay more than you might imagine. A quick glance...
Black Rock (*) Black Rock sees three twenty-something women return to the isolated island of their childhood in an attempt to reconcile some old differences....
After a couple of days away from the festival (unfortunately the day job can’t be completely ignored!) and a disastrous experience courtesy of the London...
UPDATE: Last day to enter! Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more exciting around here, the Awards Circuit is proud to announce its...
The Sapphires (**1/2) Dreamgirls. Hairspray. Sparkle. And now The Sapphires. All of these movie musicals essentially tell the same story: the plight for racial equality...
A few months back, Hyde Park on Hudson looked like a premium slice of King’s Speech-style Oscar bait. Then the trailer hit, and its awards...
Laurence Anyways (****) I can count on one hand the amount of times in my life when I’ve left a cinema buzzing from what I’d...
Reality (**1/2) From the man behind Gomorrah—2008’s gritty exploration of contemporary Italian crime families that scored big with the Globes and BAFTA—comes Reality. It’s a...
Following screenings of The Sessions and Frankenweenie come two foreign language offerings that both know how to make an impression… Amour (***) After seizing the...
At last! The BFI London Film Festival 2012 has arrived. Since receiving press honours for the site last month I’ve been counting down the days...
Since its début at Cannes, Leos Carax’s Holy Motors has earned an impressive array of recommendations from some of the industry’s most respected critics. Its...
Despite a mild backlash from a minority of rather high-profile critics, hit period drama Downton Abbey returned to UK television earlier this month for a...
Rarely has there been a tale so consistently revisited as Leo Tolstoy’s universally beloved Anna Karenina. Since the turn of the twentieth century there have...
It takes a special kind of actor to avoid the pitfalls of child stardom, and an even more impressive individual to then turn a successful...
“Hilariously quirky,” claimed The New York Times. “A terrific night, a glorious ceremony, a rousing history lesson and far and away the best film that...
30 Days of Batman As the anticipation for The Dark Knight Rises reaches fever pitch around the world, I ask you to look beyond Nolan’s...
30 Days of Batman I must admit that upon learning I had been tasked with writing about Alfred, the dutiful yet dull butler, out of...
As the city of London gears up for its hosting gig at the 2012 Olympic games, people the world over seem to be donning their...
With top 10 lists from my colleagues here at The Awards Circuit coming at you thick and fast over the past week, the challenge now...
Directed by: Michael Haneke Written by: Michael Haneke Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell, Alexandre Tharaud Synopsis (Courtesy of IMDB): Georges and...
Essentially the British version of the Emmys, the 58th annual BAFTA Television Awards took place tonight at London’s Royal Festival Hall, with the big winners...