 By Adam Ray Palmer
70 full seats in Cinema B and with what looked like the same amount of people scattered across the floor, all packed in to see one of the most highly-anticipated documentary film of the festival. Apollo 11 premiered back in January at Sundance to favourable reviews, and so I couldn’t wait to get my space fix here at KVIFF.  By Adam Ray Palmer
The first premiere of the 54th Karlovy Vary Film Festival for me was the Belgian film, Patrick starring Kevin Janssens, Pierre Bokma and Ariane Van Vilet. Based on the director’s previous recollections of nudist camps and activities, Tim Mielants (director) co-writes with Benjamin Sprengers…  By Adam Ray Palmer
To kick off my Karlovy Vary Film Festival experience for the first time ever was a film about a man who, in my country of the UK, is depicted in a certain light. Diego Maradona has never really been a figure who is celebrated in England due to the 1986 controversy* *pure cheating and so, I had my judgements going into this 2-hour documentary.  By Adam Ray Palmer
When visiting the 69th Berlin Film Festival, I knew very little about the film Mr Jones, and even less about the remarkable true story behind the script. Mr Jones stars James Norton as the titular character with a supporting cast including Peter Sarsgaard, Vanessa Kirby and Kenneth Cranham.  By Adam Ray Palmer
Yuval Adler returns to the Berlinale this year with his second ever feature, The Operative. His previous picture, Bethlehem, also premiered here in 2013. You’d say that’s not bad to have a two-film career currently and both showing at a prestigious festival, but how prestigious is his new movie?  By Adam Ray Palmer
Fatih Akin returns to the Berlinale with his latest offering in the main competition, Der Goldene Handschuh (The Golden Glove). Following up his respected 2017 picture, In The Fade, it was always going to be a difficult feat with what really has been a mixed bag career for Akin. And this one is certain for a polarising response.  By Adam Ray Palmer
The jury president at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, Juliette Binoche, is not only deciding who wins what; but she’s also starring in her very own flick too. Binoche anchors Safy Nebbou’s Celle Que Vous Croyez (Who You Think I Am in the English language) as it receives a Berlinale Special Gala. 10/2/2019 Berlinale'69: Mid90s film review. By Adam Ray Palmer
Writing this makes me feel old, but Jonah Hill is at the Berlin Film Festival this year with his own film, Mid90s. I remember over a decade ago, when he was the tender age of 21, the film that broke him and the film that made me howl… Superbad. Now writer and director, Hill brings us a coming-of-age drama for his first feature behind the camera.  By Adam Ray Palmer
Jennifer Reeder debuted her new movie Knives and Skin at the Berlin Film Festival this fine Saturday evening. This is her second feature film she has directed, after 2017’s Signature Move, but her first as a writer. Knives and Skin stars an ensemble cast including: Marika Engelhardt, Kate Arrington, James Vincent Meredith, Tim Hopper, Ty Olwin and Ireon Roach. There’s one core narrative, but many lives entwine…  By Adam Ray Palmer
Writer and director Jayro Bustamante brings to the Berlinale a story stacked with controversies that this day and age, you’d hope wouldn’t be real. Temblores, or Tremors in the English language, stars Juan Pablo Olyslager, Mauricio Armas and Diane Bathen as a trio who jostle in an unusual love triangle. |
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