What will cinema look like in THE WORLD OF TOMORROW? Don’t ask us, we’re only thinking about the next year or so. In the final part of this terminal scratching of our seven-year itch, Ron Swanson takes a look into his crystal ball, which is industry slang for ‘back issues of Screen International’.
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Cannes Report
Ron Swanson watched a lot of films at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Here’s what he thought.
I’ve been coming to the Cannes Film Festival for nearly 10 years, and it would be fair to say that the 2017 vintage will probably not go down as a great year. That being the case, there were still a number of outstanding films on display. Here are 13 of the best.
The Film Gems of 2017
Ron Swanson looks at forthcoming gems from current and emerging talents
Mostly Blockbusters 2017
Mostly Likely Awards 2017
We’ve decided to split our preview of 2017 up. The first part will focus on the awards contenders for this year, and some foreign language releases in the first few months.
Bleed for This
Ron Swanson rolls with the punches
60th BFI London Film Festival Preview
Ron Swanson casts his eye over the jewels of the London Film Festival.
It’s fitting that the 60th London Film Festival, which runs for the next week and a half, marks such a prestigious birthday with one of the best lineups in its history. Here are some of the highlights, and some of the films I’m looking forward to
Highlights
A Monster Calls – Juan Antonio Bayona’s beautiful, devastating film aims squarely for the heart, and hits it without hesitation. It is undeniably manipulative, but earnestly and skilfully so. It deserves to be seen and experienced by as wide an audience as possible. Felicity Jones and newcomer Lewis MacDougall are exceptional, while Toby Kebbell, in two scenes, delivers one of the year’s best performances. Continue reading 60th BFI London Film Festival Preview
Cannes 2016
Ron Swanson on the best – and some of the worst– of this year’s festival.
Cannes 2015
Ron Swanson thinks that this year’s festival was… good? But wishes it had delivered more soaring highs and crushing downs.
X + Y
Ron Swanson thinks that even if ‘X + Y ≠ £££’, you should still see this film.
