Glorious 39 – Taking Another Look
Stephen Poliakoff’s dark, labyrinthine account of England’s tumble into the Second World War was premiered at the London Film Festival this year and we were impressed by it.
As today sees the film’s release I wanted to take another look at this drama, to see if it lives up to its name.
Glorious 39 is not as [...]
Trailer: The Yellow Handkerchief
Proof that Kristen Stewart is not just going to be in Twilight has come in the form of the trailer for The Yellow Handkerchief. The movie stars William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne and is directed by Udayan Prasad.
There’s no release date in the UK or US for this but it was released [...]
BFI LFF Review: Glorious 39
Glorious 39 marks acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff’s return to the big screen after twelve long years and it is an epic triumph of ambition and craft, delivering a superb and engaging thriller of duplicity and deceit on the eve of World War II.
Threatened by the impending ‘little war’ the aristocracy, fearing their way of life [...]
