Film
“I wanted him to be completely naked”
Thursday 1 July, 2010Director Profile: Chris Petit
Monday 17 May, 2010Cemetery Junction
Monday 17 May, 2010
Screenwriter and former Warwick lecturer Andrew Davies talks to Hannah Brenton and Brenda Goh
Dan Barrow profiles British director Chris Petit
Eric Vogel finds Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s new comedy stuck in mediocrity
Latest
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Iron Man 2
Monday 17 May, 2010
Hari Sethi reviews Marvel's latest superhero blockbuster
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Flatpack Unpacked: Daniel Neofetou discovers anarchy among the trash
Monday 26 April, 2010
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Trash Humpers were, if not the best, …
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Flatpack Unpacked: Alex King discovers pandemics, parties and plasticine
Monday 26 April, 2010
The last time Birmingham found its way onto the cinematic map was in 1970, for …
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Flatpack Unpacked: Ian Francis Interview
Monday 26 April, 2010
Boar film catches up with former Warwick student and founder of Flatpack Film Festival, Ian Francis
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Green Zone
Monday 15 March, 2010
Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon reunite in this average Iraq war thriller
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The Hurt Locker
Sunday 14 March, 2010
A worthy victor: truly deserving it’s 6 Oscar wins, The Hurt Locker captivates Matt Anderson
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Flatpack Festival 2010
Sunday 14 March, 2010
The UK's coolest film festival returns to Birmingham
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Oscars Report
Saturday 13 March, 2010
A minute-by-minute commentary on the winners and loser at the Oscars 2010
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Edge of Darkness
Monday 1 March, 2010
Nothing to lose: after all the controversy, a strong comeback from Mel Gibson
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Ponyo
Monday 1 March, 2010
A fishy tale from Studio Ghibli
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Alright on the night?
Monday 1 March, 2010
Not for all. A preview of the Oscars
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“The Crazies” Competition
Tuesday 23 February, 2010
Win yourself some goodies to promote the The Crazies, out on Friday
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Naked
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Arguably one of the greatest achievements in British cinema of the last 20 years. This …
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King of the Grit
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Richard Reid profiles Mike Leigh, the giant of British social realist cinema
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Daybreakers
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Unfocused and poorly executed, a tired vampire romp bores Gideon Baltrus
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A Classic
Tuesday 2 February, 2010
Jacques Audiard's phenomenal A Prophet redefines the crime genre, finds Alex King
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Precious
Tuesday 2 February, 2010
A hugely controversial tale of domestic abuse impresses Hugh Langley
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Avatar
Tuesday 2 February, 2010Groundbreaking. Epic. Beautiful beyond all reason. Racist. Anti-American.
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A Bright Future
Tuesday 19 January, 2010We present the Boar’s British Film Campaign preview for 2010
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Case Open
Tuesday 19 January, 2010
Matt Anderson finds a classic brilliantly rediscovered in Sherlock Holmes
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Was this it?
Monday 7 December, 2009
The last rape of Michael Jackson’s memory? Georgi Lavers finds this footage from his last ever tour lacking in many ways, but to his fans, a fitting epitaph to the King of Pop
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Paranormal activity
Monday 7 December, 2009Shot on a camcorder for $15,000 and hyped to high heaven, it smacks of a Blair Witch rip off, but Paranormal Activity turns out to be satisfyingly terrifying
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The Army of Crime
Monday 7 December, 2009The truth of their Occupation during World War Two has always been, and remains, a …
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Where The Wild Things Are
Monday 23 November, 2009
Hugh Langley applauds Spike Jonze’s transformation of Maurice Sendak's ten line children's classic into an astounding film
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2012
Monday 23 November, 2009
It is a somewhat difficult task reviewing 2012, for it is a film which does …
Archive
Flatpack Film Festival
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Flatpack Unpacked: Daniel Neofetou discovers anarchy among the trash
Monday 26 April, 2010Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Trash Humpers were, if not the best, …
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Flatpack Unpacked: Alex King discovers pandemics, parties and plasticine
Monday 26 April, 2010The last time Birmingham found its way onto the cinematic map was in 1970, for …
British film
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A Bright Future
Tuesday 19 January, 2010We present the Boar’s British Film Campaign preview for 2010
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Open space technology
Monday 23 November, 2009While taking the quotidian as raw material is of course ubiquitous within British film, Emily Richardson’s evocative works transform the everyday into something mysterious which nevertheless resonates as profoundly true. Daniel Neofetou talks to her about influences and interpretations
Mike Leigh
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Naked
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Arguably one of the greatest achievements in British cinema of the last 20 years. This …
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King of the Grit
Tuesday 16 February, 2010Richard Reid profiles Mike Leigh, the giant of British social realist cinema
Darren Aronofsky
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Hollywood Dreaming
Tuesday 13 October, 2009Darren Aronofsky's mezmerizing collection of films leave Alex King waiting with baited breath for his forthcoming Robocop 'reboot'.
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Come back fighting
Tuesday 14 April, 2009Mickey Rourke makes an outstanding return to acting's top flight with an incredible performance as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, writes Alex King.
Student Cinema
- Green Zone Sun 3rd October
- I Love You Philip Morris Tue 5th October
- Clash of the Titans Wed 6th October
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Thu 7th October
- How to Train Your Dragon Fri 8th October
Topics
Director Profile
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‘If it can be written or thought it can be filmed’
Tuesday 3 March, 2009Alex King continues the Boar's director profiles with a look at the ever-controversial works of Stanley Kubrick.
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The unlanceable Boyle
Tuesday 24 February, 2009The director profile returns as Russell Bailey takes a look at BAFTA's golden boy.
James Cameron
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Alright on the night?
Monday 1 March, 2010Not for all. A preview of the Oscars
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Avatar
Tuesday 2 February, 2010Groundbreaking. Epic. Beautiful beyond all reason. Racist. Anti-American.
