Film

Green Zone

Monday 15 March, 2010

The Hurt Locker

Sunday 14 March, 2010

Flatpack Festival 2010

Sunday 14 March, 2010
Green Zone Damon

Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon reunite in this average Iraq war thriller

Hurt Locker explosion

A worthy victor: truly deserving it’s 6 Oscar wins, The Hurt Locker captivates Matt Anderson

Flatpacklogo

The UK’s coolest film festival returns to Birmingham

Latest

  • Oscars Report

    Saturday 13 March, 2010 Oscars

    A minute-by-minute commentary on the winners and loser at the Oscars 2010

  • Edge of Darkness

    Monday 1 March, 2010 Edge Of Darkness

    Nothing to lose: after all the controversy, a strong comeback from Mel Gibson

  • Ponyo

    Monday 1 March, 2010 Ponyo

    A fishy tale from Studio Ghibli

  • Alright on the night?

    Monday 1 March, 2010 Oscars

    Not for all. A preview of the Oscars

  • The Crazies” Competition

    Tuesday 23 February, 2010 Poster for the film "The Crazies"

    Win yourself some goodies to promote the The Crazies, out on Friday

  • A Classic

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010 A Prophet

    Jacques Audiard's phenomenal A Prophet redefines the crime genre, finds Alex King

  • Precious

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010 Precious

    A hugely controversial tale of domestic abuse impresses Hugh Langley

  • Avatar

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010

    Groundbreaking. Epic. Beautiful beyond all reason. Racist. Anti-American.

  • A Bright Future

    Tuesday 19 January, 2010

    We present the Boar’s British Film Campaign preview for 2010

  • Case Open

    Tuesday 19 January, 2010 Sherlock Holmes

    Matt Anderson finds a classic brilliantly rediscovered in Sherlock Holmes

  • Was this it?

    Monday 7 December, 2009 Michael Jackson

    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

  • Paranormal activity

    Monday 7 December, 2009

    Shot 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

  • The Army of Crime

    Monday 7 December, 2009

    The truth of their Occupation during World War Two has always been, and remains, a …

  • Where The Wild Things Are

    Monday 23 November, 2009 Where the Wild Things Are

    Hugh Langley applauds Spike Jonze’s transformation of Maurice Sendak's ten line children's classic into an astounding film

  • 2012

    Monday 23 November, 2009 2012

    It is a somewhat difficult task reviewing 2012, for it is a film which does …

  • Music steals the show

    Monday 23 November, 2009

    As the Temper Trap are propelled into fame for their song’s use in (500) days of Summer, Cameron Wauchope wonders whether a soundtrack can ever upstage a film

  • Open space technology

    Monday 23 November, 2009

    While 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

  • Hope, glory and celluloid success

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009 This is England

    As our indigenous cinema enjoys a spell of particularly rude health, Alex King looks at the state of the industry and argues the case for British Cinema

  • Don’t you forget about him

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009 John Hughes

    Stephen Leach looks at the legacy of the late, great John Hughes

  • The return of Tony Jaa

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009 Tony Jaa

    Back in 2003 Ong Bak burst onto our screens as an instant classic. It may …

  • Secrets and lies

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009 Secrets and lies

    Mike Leigh is the master of British Film's great tradition: social realism. Anyone fighting to …

  • Hunger

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009 Hunger

    Nothing can prepare you for Hunger. Turner Prize winner Steve McQueen’s directorial debut is quite …

  • Fish Tank

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009 Fish Tank

    Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank is remarkable in its unflinchingly gritty, yet often beautiful evocation of …

  • And we’ve ‘Saw’ it all before…

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009

    Oh, Halloween. It’s that time of year again when kids dress scarily, teenagers dress scantily …

  • Hollywood Dreaming

    Tuesday 13 October, 2009

    Darren Aronofsky's mezmerizing collection of films leave Alex King waiting with baited breath for his forthcoming Robocop 'reboot'.

Archive

British film

  • A Bright Future

    Tuesday 19 January, 2010

    We present the Boar’s British Film Campaign preview for 2010

  • Open space technology

    Monday 23 November, 2009

    While 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

Darren Aronofsky

  • Hollywood Dreaming

    Tuesday 13 October, 2009

    Darren Aronofsky's mezmerizing collection of films leave Alex King waiting with baited breath for his forthcoming Robocop 'reboot'.

  • Come back fighting

    Tuesday 14 April, 2009

    Mickey Rourke makes an outstanding return to acting's top flight with an incredible performance as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, writes Alex King.

Director Profile

James Cameron

  • Alright on the night?

    Monday 1 March, 2010

    Not for all. A preview of the Oscars

  • Avatar

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010

    Groundbreaking. Epic. Beautiful beyond all reason. Racist. Anti-American.

Student Cinema

Kathryn Bigelow

Oscars