Why was Ellen Page afraid to come out as gay? 11 May 201413 May 2014Husam Sam Asi At the age of 15, Ellen Page knew that she had a sexual propensity to women, and she thought that she was bisexual [...]
Cameron Diaz urges women to watch comedies 29 April 201415 September 2014Husam Sam Asi Cameron Diaz wanted to make The Other Woman because it was a story about female friendship. “But it wasn’t,” she exclaims, when I [...]
How New Wave was François Truffaut’s cinema? 28 April 201428 April 2014Husam Sam Asi In its 18th edition, Colcoa (City of Lights, City of Angels) Film Festival, which is considered the biggest French film festival outside of [...]
Is Johnny Depp to blame for Transcendance box office failure? – interview 21 April 201415 September 2014Husam Sam Asi The dismal performance of Johnny Depp’s starrer “Transcendence” in the US box office over the weekend heralded the 4th flop in a row [...]
Is Hollywood to blame for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s drug overdose? 5 February 201413 June 2014Husam Sam Asi The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman from a drug overdose has shocked Hollywood and the world. Considered one of the finest actors of [...]
Do journalists make good guests at the Globes? 13 January 201415 January 2014Jason Korsner My film journalism usually involves reviewing films and reporting on festivals and awards from around the world. But the unique position of UK [...]
I’m So Excited by Gravity: UK Screen’s best and worst of 2013 1 January 20145 January 2015Jason Korsner 2013 has been another busy year for UK Screen, with more than a hundred theatrical releases reviewed and the usual mix of big [...]
Is 12 Years A Slave relevant in Obama’s America? 27 December 201315 September 2014Husam Sam Asi Since its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave, has been making headlines and [...]
The tumultuous journey of Blue Is The Warmest Colour 20 December 2013Husam Sam Asi There is no other movie that merits a Golden Globe nomination more than Blue is the Warmest colour, which has garnered more accolades [...]
How did The Conjuring conjure the masses? 22 July 201315 September 2014Husam Sam Asi This weekend, The Conjuring, a small budget horror movie about a family who endure frightening experiences after moving into a possessed house , [...]