Leeds International Film Festival · 2006
16 films · 16 reviews
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Nick Doop, Chris Hegedus; Writer: Saturday night live star Al Franken takes on Republican America on live radio during the last presidential campaign.)
Breaking And Entering feels genuinely homegrown, with an intelligent script, beautifully handled by actors and director.
(Country: UK/US; Year: 2006; Director: Anthony Minghella; Writer: Anthony Minghella; Stars: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, Rafi Gavron, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone, Poppy Rogers, Vera Farmiga, Caroline Chikezie)
John Malkovich at his most endearingly camp.
(Country: UK, France; Year: 2005; Director: Brian W. Cook; Writer: Anthony Frewin; Stars: John Malkovich, Richard E Grant, Jim Davidson, Luke Mably)
Careful facts started seeping down my neck until I was almost in a state of shock.
(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2006; Director: Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack)
(Country: US, Sierra Leone; Year: 2005; Director: Philippe Diaz; Writer: Philippe Diaz)
First-time writer-director Robbie Fraser achieves a good balance between comedy and drama
(Country: Scotland/UK; Year: 2005; Director: Robbie Fraser; Writer: Robbie Fraser; Stars: Arnold Brown, Ed Tudor Pole, Johnny Austin, Ross Finbow, Jamie Honeybourne, Eileen McCallum, Stacey Sampson, Danielle Stewart, Ross Sutherland, James Young)
Half Nelson is a believeable film, depressing at times but smart and moving.
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Ryan Fleck; Writer: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck; Stars: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique Curnen, Karen Chilton, Tina Holmes, Collins Pennie, Deborah Rush, Jay O. Sanders, Bryce Silver, Sebastian Sozzi)
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Jim Finn; Writer: Jim Finn)
It is a brave film that portrays Idi Amin not simply as a monster, but as a complex individual.
(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Kevin Macdonald; Writer: Jeremy Brock, based on the novel by Giles Foden; Stars: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Abby Mikiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz)
Verbally, physically and emotionally brutal. You'll come out melted like ice cream.
(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Paul Andrew Williams; Writer: Paul Andrew Williams; Stars: Lorraine Stanley, Georgia Groome, Johnny Harris, Nathan Constance, Alexander Morton, Sam Spruell, David Keeling, Jamie Kenna, Chloe Bale, Jack Deam)
If you like the Pixies even a little bit, this is a rare opportunity to experience them at their best.
(Country: US; Year: 2006; Director: Steve Cantor and Matthew Galkin; Stars: Charles Thomson (Frank Black), Kim Deal, David Lovering, Joey Santiago)
Finds humour in pushing the envelope of reality.
(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Penny Woolcock; Writer: Penny Woolcock; Stars: Kelli Hollis, Holly Kenny, Ramon Tikaram, Qaxim Akhtar, Michael Taylor, Jake Hayward, Christsopher Simpson, Gwyn Hollis, Sarah Byrne.)
If your experience of Japanese anime has so far been confined to bubblegum tweenies and manga mechas, then Kon's altogether more adult animation will come as a real revelation.
(Country: Japan; Year: 2004; Director: Satoshi Kon; Writer: Seishi Minakami; Stars: Shozo Iizuka, Toshihiko Seki, Mamiko Noto, Haruko Momoi, Toshihiko Nakajima, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Kenji Utsumi, Kotono Mitsuishi, Mayumi Yamaguchi, Ryuji Saikachi, Hisako Kyoda)
The performances are strong and Larkin and Menzies in particular have an intensity that lifts this film above the pack.
(Country: UK; Year: 2005; Director: Alec Boehm & Stephanie Argy; Writer: Bryan Larkin; Stars: Bryan Larkin, Marc Twynholm, Hamish Menzies, Richard Saade)
Good writing and committed performances.
(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Christopher Smith; Writer: James Moran, Christopher Smith; Stars: Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Andy Nyman, Babou Ceesay, David Gilliam)
If you only see one short film this year - make it this one.
(Country: UK; Year: 2006; Director: Chris Shepherd; Writer: Chris Shepherd; Stars: Conor Morris, Kate McCloughlin, Andrew Dunford, Patsy Peters)
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