“Stardust” – the new David Bowie Biopic. Raindance 28th London Film Festival 2020 Looking too far into the past doesn’t bring you up to date with the future? Screenplay by Christopher Bell. Directed by Gabriel Range. Piccadilly Picture and Son/Salon Pictures The story opens in Washington DC in 1971 when David Jones aka Bowie arrives…
Cartoon Network made a Powerpuff Girl inspired by US Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris to congratulate her on the win. The Powerpuff Girls is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network shared this post on their official Instagram account on…
Review of “Our Own” (Les Notres) Raindance 28th Film Festival 2020 (Slykid and Skykid) 86 minutes. This film premiered at The Rendez Vous Quebec Cinema on February 26, 2020. It is French Canadian with subtitles. https://cinema.raindance.org “How to help young people by spelling out the facts of unprotected encounters with the opposite sex”? I feel…
THE HAT – a 5 min short film with Jude Law and Raff Law starring. Raindance Film Festival 2020. Https://cinema.raindance.org free of charge and donations welcome. Inject your own interpretation into this fast-paced short. This is the first film together of father and actor Jude Law – 47 and son and actor Raff Law –…
“THE STATE OF TEXAS VERSUS MELISSA” The first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas and currently still on death row for Capital Murder. Released 15 April 2020 (Vito Films). Raindance 28th Film Festival 2020 . “A sad and harrowing tale of those less fortunate not to forget a dastardly murder enquiry.” Review by Penny…
“MY THOUGHTS ARE SILENT” – COMEDY/DRAMA UKRANIAN FILM (Toy Cinema) – 1 HOUR 44 MINS. BASED ON A TRUE STORY – WITH SUBTITLES. https://cinema.raindance.org Stars Iryna Verenych- Ostrovska, Andriy Lidagovskiy, Irma Vitoskaya. Director (and Co Writer) Antonio Lukich, (Valeria Kalchenko.) I defy anyone to say this film is not one of the most original sagas…
Review of “Shoot to Marry” – My Real Life Romantic Comeday at The Raindance 28th Film Festival London 2020 featuring Steve Markle. A Cynical but query? Appropriate? View of Love from a frustrated lonely thespian? This film – written and directed by Don Hardy, won the “Best of Breakouts Audience” award at the Slamdance Film…
Review of Citizen Penn, Starring Sean Penn: – Raindance Film Festival 2020 – review by Penny Nair Price. Hopefully “no good turn goes unpunished” does not apply to Penn’s care to natural disaster and other unfortunates – read on to discover his caring nature. Sean Penn – who stars in this film about supplying aid…
Sir Sean Connery, James Bond actor, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. The Scottish star died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas, having been “unwell for some time”, his son said. Daniel Craig the current James Bond said Sir Sean was…
Raindance will continue to support and inspire film fans and the broader film community, enabling them to thrive during COVID19 pandemic. Britain’s arts and culture organisations have long recognised the need to adapt to survive when faced with the likes of funding cuts or changes in the way audiences engage – and like its compatriots…