London, Sunday 6 December: Ex Machina was the big winner at the Moët British Independent Film Awards this evening. The film won four awards: Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Alex Garland and Outstanding Achievement in Craft for its Visual Effects, by Andrew Whitehurst. The film will be screened in 74 cinemas across the country on Sunday 13 … [Read more...]
BROOKLYN: AN IMMIGRANT’S STORY, INTERVIEW WITH SAOIRSE RONAN, DOMHNALL GLEESON, AND EMORY COHEN
BROOKLYN tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother's home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm … [Read more...]
RICHIE HAVENS PASSES AWAY at 72
Richie Havens opens the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in August 1969.[/caption]Folk singer Richie Havens, the opening act at the 1969 Woodstock music festival, died Monday of a sudden heart attack, his publicist said. He was 72. Havens, who retired three years ago, toured for more than 30 years and recorded 30 albums. After Havens, a Brooklyn, New York, native, gained … [Read more...]