Danny Boyle's take on the true story of climber Aron Ralston, 127 Hours, will close the London Film Festival tonight. The 127 hours in question entail the 5 days that Ralston spent in a crevice in Utah's Blue John Canyon. He had been climbing on his own and hadn't told anyone where he was going. When he falls and finds his arm trapped under a boulder, he has to make a terrrible choice in order t…

Cor blimey governor, Special Edition # 42 is a massive one. Laurence Boyce has been watching a multitude of DVDs and the column includes numerous feature debuts, some great British features and THAT sci-fi show that is always mentioned in this column. Given it’s so big, better stop waffling on and get straight to it! Whilst the phrase “A comedy about suicide bombers” would seem to be an exercise…

It seems for British black actors to make their mark artistically and get meaty parts they have to migrate to television and film work in the USA. The roles they play across the pond seem to have more development and are more challenging with less chances of them being a one-dimensional stereotype as in the UK. For example Eamonn Walker did the television rounds including a stint on ITV’s The Bi…

From Sophie Le Brozec for StudioBeyond.net The unprecedented power of the Internet is threatening to bring down traditional barriers in the most closed industry in the world - the film industry. The rules could well be changing in the film industry. Highly guarded personal connections and contacts could be fighting a losing battle with the speed and accessibility of vast online communities. Su…

If you want to learn to write articles/master papers that maintain the interest of your readers you want to avoid wandering from the intended topic too often. Your article writing efforts should always focus on the subject or point you're trying to make to the reader. By deviating from the main topic you risk confusing and losing the reader while also making the writing process more difficult…