West of Sunshine | Close-Up Film Review
Jason Raftopoulos’ lyrical rumination on father-son relationships, WEST OF SUNSHINE, receives its UK Premiere at the East End Film Festival.
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Through the Wall (U) | Close-Up Film Review
Set in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community, this Israeli film introduces us to Michal (Noa Koler), who is considered by others as well as herself, to be too old at 32, not to be married.
Read MoreFrom the Melbourne Film Festival: Mahana
1960s New Zealand and Grandfather (Morrison) is the patriarch of the Mahana family. He rules with an iron fist, but there’s no velvet glove underneath.
Read MoreFrom the Melbourne Film Festival: Kedi
Instanbul has been in the spotlight recently – for all the wrong reasons – so it’s refreshing to watch this short and sweet Turkish-language documentary about the furry symbols of the capital city.
Read MoreFrom the Melbourne Film Festival: 11 Minutes
With a simple premise – the lives of several unrelated people are intertwined over 11 minutes in Warsaw, Poland –
Read MoreDavid Brent: Life on the Road (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Picking up on Brent twelve years after “The Office”, he is now a travelling salesman with a cleaning and ladies’ personal hygiene products company – so no longer the boss. He is though about to go for his dream of being a rock and roll star by cashing in his pensions to bankroll a tour of the UK with the band he has got together.
Read MoreBlack Souls (Anime Neri) (15) | Close-Up FIlm Review
Thanks to Hollywood, more than sufficient members of the movie mafiosi have been committed to film to qualify the popular Italianate criminal family as a would-be unique cinema genre.
Read MoreVeteran (Beterang) (15) | Close-Up Film Review
After busting open an international criminal ring exporting stolen cars, major crimes detective Seo Do-cheol (Hwang Jung-min) discovers that a truck driver friend has apparently committed suicide in the offices of a major corporation. His suspicions are aroused when he discovers that his friend was recently fired after being involved in a labour dispute with the contractor hired by Jo Tae-oh (Yoo Ah-in), the arrogant, young heir to a powerful family business.
Read MoreNintendo Quest (No cert) | Close-Up Film Review
Nintendo Cast is certainly an unorthodox project. It is a film made by fans for fans and this expression cannot be taken lightly. It is a product of the worldwide phenomenon that has swept through all types of media this past year: crowdfunding. This documentary was funded by Kickstarter: the film makers reached their initial goal in 3 hours and got over $40k in donations within 30 days.
Read MoreNo Escape (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Not to be confused with the 1994 Ray Liotta flop, No Escape is the new film from Writer/Director John Erick
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