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A special FREE event as part of the TRANSPORTED season for the 30th Cambridge Film Festival. If you didn’t manage to catch a showing (and why on earth not?) then you can get a catch-up here! Read the rest of this entry »

Coverage from Day 9!

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Mark Kermode has confidently predicted the end of it within two years. On the other side of the Atlantic, Roger Ebert has told Newsweek that “It is unsuitable for grown-up films of any seriousness. It limits the freedom of directors to make films as they choose.” The industry-led resurgence of 3D films has steadily gained momentum over the last few years, reaching an all-time high with James Cameron’s box office conquering Goliath, AVATAR, at the start of this year and attracting the ire of traditionalist movie critics the world over. Since then 3D films have looked set to become even more prevalent. Even features not shot purposefully for 3D, such as ALICE IN WONDERLAND and CLASH OF THE TITANS, have been taken into the world of plastic glasses and inflated ticket prices using a widely criticised post-production conversion process. Read the rest of this entry »

Audiences who enjoyed the verbal sparring between comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in A COCK AND BULL STORY were in for a treat on Thursday evening with the theatrical presentation of THE TRIP. But surprisingly producer Andrew Eaton revealed in the question and answer session after the screening that it nearly didn’t happen. Both Coogan and Brydon needed persuasion to get on board. “Steve was keener but Rob was not so keen because I don’t think Rob liked to be living in Steve’s shadow”. Read the rest of this entry »

Issue nine of the Festival Daily,  supported by ARU, is available online now.

We dine out with Revolution films producer Andrew Eaton as preparation for the theatrical version of THE TRIP starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, and then think about whether 3D really is the future of cinema! Plus reivews of PLUG & PRAY, VOICES UNBOUND: THE FREEDOM WRITERS and DARK SOULS.