One of the highlights of this year’s London Film Festival is the BFI National Archive’s screening of Herbert Ponting’s documenting of Captain Scott’s expedition of the South Pole, The Great White Silence, and today the BFI released a trailer for us all to enjoy. The footage captured by Ponting, now painstakingly restored,  speaks for itself, [...]

Last week we were given a chance to see what the 54th BFI London Film Festival has in store, and kicking aside the disparaging comments about the lack of world premieres, a complaint which misses the point completely, there’s a real sense of excitement and discovery about the festival this year. Mark Romanek’s Never Let [...]