Film | Creatures of the Night: The Shining
4/5 Thank you to those lovely cinemas that appreciate the need to show younger generations such classics as Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. A pioneer in screening classic cinema in the north, Hyde Park Picture House’s Creatures of the Night series has struck out once again. The queue went round the corner, the popcorn and coffee [...]
‘Do we really need another one?’ – The Hollywood Franchise
Cover your eyes and plug your ears, a new Scary Movie is out in cinemas. The fifth instalment of this godforsaken franchise is now upon…
Film | Evil Dead
4/5 stars Even for a remake of a beloved cult classic, Evil Dead has a pretty tough gig; it has to live up to both…
Film | The Place Beyond the Pines
4/5 stars The wildly misleading trailer for The Place Beyond The Pines sells it as a Heat-style clash between Ryan Gosling’s bank robber and…
BIFF: Screentalk with Sir Tom Courtenay + One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One of Yorkshire’s own sons with a professional career spanning fifty years, it’s no wonder that the Pictureville Cinema at Bradford Media Museum was sold…
BIFF: Much Ado About Nothing
4/5 stars Joss Whedon is better known lately for bringing superheroes to the big screen and reinventing the…
BIFF: Somebody Up There Likes Me
3/5 stars From the up-and-coming director Bob Byington comes a new film about life, love and friendship, starring…
BIFF Preview: Opportunities for Women in Film and Television Seminar
Bradford UNESCO City of Film presents a one day Insider Knowledge seminar aimed at identifying opportunities for women in film…
BIFF: The Look of Love
3/5 stars Proceedings at the 19th annual Bradford International Film Festival kicked off with Steve Coogan and Michael…