Film Festivals 2005
Once again the wide world of cinema offers a cache of captivating films. From France the delightful 'Look at Me', Tony Gatlif's 'Exils' and horror/slasher 'The Ordeal'. 'Hotel Rwanda' and documentary 'Darwin's Nightmare' unlock some of Africa's darkest secrets while from Hong Kong came the diverse '2046' and Stephen Chow's comic tour de force 'Kung Fu Hustle'. From the US, Gregg Araki's disturbing 'Mysterious Skin', 'Birth' with Nicole Kidman and understated Southern pot-boiler 'Undertow'. Stand-out documentaries also included 'Wal-mart: The High Cost of Low Price', the incredible 'DiG!' and from North Korea a fascinating insight with 'A State of Mind'.
Bombon (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Carlos Sorin
Starring: Juan Villegas, Walter Donado, Gregorio the Dog
52-year-old Patagonian Juan 'Coco' Villegas has been a petrol attendant for 20 years when he suddenly finds himself unemployed. He does odd jobs and... Read more
Breaking News (2004)
6.7/10
Director: Johnnie To
Starring: Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung
A violent gang of criminals take refuge in a Hong Kong apartment block - embarrassing the HKPD on local television by escaping from a whole battalion... Read more
Broadway: The Golden Age (2004)
8.4/10
Director: Rick McKay
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Ben Gazzara, Shirley MacLaine, Carol Burnett, Car...
Filmmaker Rick McKay's tribute to the Broadway legends of the past was made with no crew and no budget. With just his digital camera, McKay interview... Read more
Broken Flowers (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Julie Delpy, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wr...
Bill Murray is at his deadpan best in this typically understated comedy/drama from unique auteur, Jim Jarmusch. Emotionally stilted Don Johnston (Mur... Read more
Brotherhood of War (2004)
8.1/10
Director: Je-Gyu Kang
Starring: Dong-kun Jang, Bin Won, Eun-joo Lee
Korea's leading filmmaker, Kang Je-gyu, wrote and directed this epic-scale drama focussed on two brothers forced into the war that tore their nation a... Read more
Buster Keaton: 3 Films(Sherlock Jr., The General, Steamboat Bill, Jr.) (Blu-ray) (1924)
8.1/10
Director: Buster Keaton
Starring: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerless run of feature films that established him as arguably the greatest actor-director in the histo... Read more
Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Hubert Sauper
Winner of the European Film Awards' Best Documentary and nominated for an Oscar this stunning film looks at the havoc wreaked on Tanzania's people and... Read more
DIG! (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Ondi Timoner
Starring: Courtney Taylor, Anton A Newcombe
Ondi Timoner followed and filmed the divergent paths of two rock bands for seven years: the ill-fated Brian Jonestown Massacre and their one-time fans... Read more
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2004)
7.7/10
Director: Alex Gibney
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote
Alex Gibney's Oscar-nominated documentary is a searing indictment of the corporate mentality. Based on the best-seller by 'Fortune' magazine writers... Read more
Exils (2004)
Director: Tony Gatlif
Starring: Romain Duris, Lubna Azabal, Leila Makhlouf
Tony Gatlif's 'Exils', is an exuberant, free-wheeling, heartfelt journey swimming like a salmon against the traditional migrant tide of the Franco-Alg... Read more