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 [...]
12 Years a Slave and American Hustle dominate Golden Globes nominations 12 December 201312 December 2013Husam Sam Asi With such an eclectic and crowded year, the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were spoiled for choice when they picked their [...]
12 Years A Slave leads at the SAGs nominations 11 December 201312 December 2013Husam Sam Asi After failing to secure a win in recent critics awards, 12 Years a Slave gained a boost from The Screen Actors Guild (SAG), [...]
Metro Manila tops a big budget night for low budget films 11 December 2013Jason Korsner A Philippine-set thriller, in the little-known language of Tagalog, has won the most awards – including the top awards – at this year’s [...]
Mike Tyson is tired of being in pain – Interview 30 November 201315 September 2014Husam Sam Asi There was a time in the late 80’s when Mike Tyson was billed the baddest man on the planet thanks to his menacing [...]
12 Years a Slave and Nebraska lead Spirit nods 29 November 201329 November 2013Jason Korsner America’s Film Independent organisation likes to keep the industry guessing – it’s one of the first of Awards Season to announce its nominations [...]
Tom Hanks: I am not a political guy – TV interview 22 November 201315 September 2014Husam Sam Asi In an exclusive interview for my BBC show Alternative Cinema, Tom Hanks, who openly supported Barack Obama in the 2008 US [...]
Starred Up and Selfish Giant lead BIFA nods 11 November 201311 November 2013Jason Korsner A prison drama that won the Best Newcomer honour for its first-time writer at the London Film Festival last month has scooped the [...]
‘EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON’: PHILOMENA’S 50 YEAR SEARCH FOR SON STOLEN BY NUNS 5 November 20135 November 2013john hiscock While I was in London I had a fascinating talk with Dame Judi Dench and an Irish lady named Philomena Lee whom the [...]