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19/08/10 - Chinatown Talk by Simon Kinnear

The text of the introduction to the Chinatown screening at the QUAD on Wednesday, 18th August 2010. Simon Kinnear is a Derby-based freelance film journalist with credits in Total Film, SFX and Doctor Who Magazine, and blogs about cinema at http://kinnema.blogspot.com/ Welcome to tonight's screening of Chinatown, the first in the QUAD's season, "You Don't Know Jack." At first glance, it's ...

23/07/10 - Inception Review

Review by Young Person's Critique Circle part of the 'Fusion' Project 'Inspiring Derby's Young People through Art, Culture & Heritage' UK 2010 Dir. Christopher Nolan Inception isn't your ordinary run of the mill Hollywood action/thriller, of course it is packed full of mind blowing effects as you would come to expect, but the depth of the plot is what truly makes this film one not to be ...

23/05/10 - Cannes 2010 Blog 3

Final blog before I return to the UK and I am in reflective mood. I have seen some fantastic films and the overall feeling is one of defiance in the face of a global recession. The industry is galvanising itself and film makers around the world are continuing to create diverse, challenging and brilliant films. The final film I watched was appropriately 'Another Year' by Mike Leigh, shot ...

21/05/10 - Cannes 2010 Blog 2

Things are heating up in Cannes - the temperature, security presence and the films in competition. There is no consensus as yet as to what might win the main prize but the current front runners are Another Year by Mike Leigh (filmed on location in Derby) and Of Men and Gods which I blogged about yesterday. Having just watched Fair Game by Doug Liman I would not be surprised if this also had a ...

20/05/10 - Cannes Film Festival 2010

QUAD's Adam Buss has travelled to Cannes Film Festival, here's what he has to say so far... "Cannes 2010 seems very different from 2009 so far. There is still the buzz of excitement and sparkle of glamour but there is also an air of fiscal reality in the ether. There is far more competition for entry into screenings this year and queueing starts early, perhaps a reflection of a thinned out ...

23/04/10 - Stranded in China

QUAD's Deputy Director and Senior Curator are on their way back to Derby after being stranded in China following the cancellation of flights to the UK due to Iceland’s erupting volcano. The two members of staff were due to return to the UK on Sunday 18th April. They are now flying back to the UK via Qatar and Romania. Stranded in Shanghai, they commented “The situation is very frustrating, ...

29/03/10 - The Scouting Book For Boys

Review by Young Person's Critique Circle part of the 'Fusion' Project 'Inspiring Derby's Young People through Art, Culture & Heritage' UK 2010 Dir. Tom Harper This film has strong narrative and the cinematography is superb at times it feels overplayed however this has a very profound effect on the story. The story has you hooked all the way and the outcome is far from predictable the ...

22/03/10 - Samson & Delilah

FILM REVIEW Samson & Delilah (15) S Dir: Warwick Thornton / Australia 2009 / 101 mins At QUAD Friday 23rd - Thursday 29th April 2010 Click here for more information. Samson and Delilah is a rare and very touching film that pulls no punches. A film that features very little dialogue but still manages to convey a huge range of emotion, Samson and Delilah gives us an insight into the ...

18/02/10 - 44 Inch Chest film review

44 Inch Chest (18) At QUAD Friday 5th - Sunday 7thMarch 2010 John Hurt is a unique actor, someone who can move seamlessly from a sensitive portrayal of Quentin Crisp (The Naked Civil Servant) to a biting, snarling aggressive character such as ‘Old Man Peanut’ in 44 Inch Chest. The lead role who the action centres around is played with no less aplomb by Ray Winstone in a film that takes ...

03/02/10 - The Road film review

The Road is showing at QUAD from Friday 22nd January - Thursday 4th February 2010 Dir. John Hillcoat The Road isn't your typical post-apocalyptic thriller, the mood of the film is bleak and gritty, as you would come to expect with any film in this genre, however the film isn't primarily focused on the events to the lead up to and after the apocalypse, but on the relationship between a father ...