Film

Feature The Pacific

The Leeds Guide is invited along for a sneak preview of the pilot for Spielberg and Hanks' new Second World War TV series

In 2001, Steven Spielberg teamed up with Tom Hanks to bring you the Emmy Award winning ‘Band of Brothers’ – a ten part TV mini series set during the Second World War. It focused on Easy Company’s journey during their time in France, from their initial training in 1942 to…

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Preview Leeds Young People's Film Festival

Sophie Kemp looks ahead to the festival's return, now in its 11th year and with a more environmental agenda

As a perfect excuse to get out of the house during the Easter holiday, Leeds Young People’s Film Festival returns for its 11th year with the brand new film adaptation of Cressida Cowell’s best selling children’s novel How to Train Your Dragon, a Harry Potter special and several topical environmental…

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Film Review The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Sweden 2009. Cert: 18. 152 mins. Dir: Niels Arden Oplev. Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube

Based on the best selling Millennium trilogy that has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, Män som hatar kvinnor (or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) is the first instalment of a gripping story which looks at the mysterious Vanger Corporation who are being investigated for the possible murder of…

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Interview Don Letts

We talk to legendary DJ and film maker Don Letts

Don Letts was resident DJ at legendary London punk club The Roxy in the 1970s, when he was famed for introducing a generation of punks to reggae music, and he is also a well-respected film-maker. You can catch Don DJing in Leeds this fortnight, when he calls into the Rock…

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Film Review Alice in Wonderland

USA 2010. Cert: PG. 108 min. Dir: Tim Burton. Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman.

An Alice in Wonderland film made by Tim Burton is such an irresistible idea that this will, almost undoubtedly, be a success. Burton’s past form has cemented his reputation as the go-to guy for gothic fairytales, and Alice is filled to the brim with his brand of wicked humour.

Success…

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In The Shed 3D Porn

This fortnight Murphy Simmonds wants a third dimension to his porn

Apparently 80% of the web is flesh coloured. We can’t remember where we heard that statistic - probably our own heads - but it tells us that most of the data pinging across the intertubes is filth. Crazy, eh?

We wouldn’t know. The rudest thing we’ve ever seen is a…

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Feature Leeds on Film (Part 1)

Alison Hargreaves looks at the region's recent success in the movie world and its hopes for 2010

There might not be a giant neon sign shining down from the Dales declaring its cinematic credentials, but Yorkshire’s burgeoning film industry has made a major impact on the national and international stage and this success shows no signs of abating. With world class festivals and cutting edge filmmaking, desirable…

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Film Review A Single Man

US 2009. Cert: 12A. 101min. Dir: Tom Ford. Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode.

The movie debut from fashion designer Tom Ford is as sleek, stylish and pretentious as you would expect from the man who turned Gucci into a global phenomenon and is now the signature behind his own label. All of which - particularly the handling of huge budgets and the practice…

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Preview Bradford International Film Festival

Lee Bell looks forward to Bradford's annual cinematic event, now bigger and better than ever

Since 1995, Bradford has welcomed thousands of visitors to its International Film Festival. Its continuing success has earned the city the reputation as the world’s first UNESCO City of Film. This year’s event promises to be of superior size, boasting 10 additional venues across the region. Now in its 16th…

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Film Review Perrier's Bounty

Ireland/UK. 2009. 88 min. Cert: 15. Dir: Ian Fitzgibbon. Cast: Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker

From the writer of Intermission and Boy A, Mark O’Rowe has teamed up with some of Britain’s finest actors and director Ian Fitzgibbon to produce an Irish crime caper with a hint of a western/road concept.

The film follows Michael (Cillian Murphy), a small time crook in a low place…

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