http://britishfilmmagazine.com/rss/latest-articles.html The British Film world on one site! http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/the-duchess-forbidden-fruit.html Reviews of this film are embargoed under pain of death until nearer its September 5th release date but photos suggest it will be an unparalleled treat for the fashion conscious as well as a star vehicle for Keira Knightley. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/pusher-uk-indians-break-out.html Many Bollywood films are changing style to suit Western audiences. But here is an Indian film – made in Britian - that breaks the mold entirely. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/brideshead-revisited-a-minefield.html The battle is well and truly joined. Directors know that they take on a classic TV series at their peril. It is possible to do a delicate multi-episode drama based on a novel in just two hours? http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/bros-goss-getting-bigger.html James Bartlett reports from LA on the recent Comic-Con in San Diego where London’s mega singer turned actor Luke Goss was riding a high profile. . http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/cass-bad-boy-gets-good.html Two stories for the price of one here: the tale of Cass himself, a 1950s Jamaican orphan baby who grew up to be the most feared hooligans in the country and then a nice guy, plus a history of hooliganism itself. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/black-forest-gateau-wrinkly-robbers.html Finally a film that lays bare the truth about the Costa Del Crime in southern Spain. Seems it is not merely a retreat for criminals but a paradise that inspires even honest ex-pats to turn to thieving ways. <p>It is all too easy to imagine the temptation. You’re a little tired of lying by the pool all day getting drunk, you are desperate to do something.</p> <p>But you don’t fancy getting a real job, you don’t need to work after all.</p> <p>But what about just a bit of harmless fun. Perhaps getting together with a few of your mates and robbing a bank. Not for the money, mind you. Just to break up the mind-boggling tedium of blue skies and warm seas.</p> <p>Actually, this particular group of ex-pats have opted for the hard slog of making a film about ex-pats robbing a bank to break up the monotony of their sun-blessed days rather than robbing a bank themselves.</p> <p>Director Mike Naylor, who is based at Mijas Costa, near Malaga, got the idea for what he calls "a traditional British comedy" some two years ago.</p> <p>The plot goes like this: http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/angus-thongs-perfect-snogging-young-girl-angst.html Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha returns to the minefield of teenagers coming of age, with the pretty but eccentric Georgia Nicolson, played by Georgia Groome (left), fighting to win her adolescent wars and become an adult. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/the-wake-to-die-laughing.html Oi! Da magic of cinema. It can trick you something awful. Like in dis short film, into tinking dat da living is dead. Even dat da south of Spain is dear old Dublin itself. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/saving-sin-city-doc-revival.html Want to make a serious but fun documentary? Where better than Las Vegas, where there is no shortage of exotic subject matter and there is no chance of being bored? http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/terminator-salvation-bale-revealed.html The new Batman has one drawback: Christian Bale is usually hidden in his Bat suit. No such problem with his appearance in the forthcoming Terminator Salvation: The End Begins. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/greetings-more-is-scarier.html First rule for a successful party: Don’t allow uninvited guests, especially those with an axe to grind, or blood will flow, as it does here. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/microwave-cash-for-features.html If you haven’t the £90 million to make a Batman film, you must think smaller. Do that, come up with an idea costing, say, £100,000, and, presto, you can start shooting because Film London wants to give you money. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/nine-day-lewis-behind-camera.html Daniel Day Lewis is retiring from acting. NOT! Consider the evidence. Despite the repeated rumours that this titan of the screen is giving up his day job to hide out in Ireland, his work schedule makes these seem more unfounded than ever. <p>**********************</p> <p>It is something like ten years since DDL opined that he would rather be a cobbler in his remote Irish cottage than an film stalwart. Yet every year or so since he had turned up with some astounding performance in a landmark picture. </p> <p>Now he has gone one better and decided to direct a film.</p> <p>Admittedly he is doing the directing in front of the camera, in a film called Nine, directed by Rob (Chicago) Marshall. </p> <p>Nine, originally a Broadway musical, is loosely based on Federico Fellini's 1963 classic 8 ½ and features Day Lewis as a world famous but harried film director, Guido Contini, as he prepares his latest picture and fights to cope with the numerous women in his life. </p> <p>And what women they all are! Definitely females unlikely to cowed ... http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/brits-abroad-taking-on-tinsel-t0wn.html James Bartlett reports from Los Angeles: "Brit starrer The Dark Knight is heating up almost nuclear here. Many theatres have been overwhelmed with demand for tickets for the latest Batman blockbuster opening this weekend." http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/rocknrolla-ritchies-russian-rumpus.html Ten years now since Guy Ritchie became a household name – and rich - with Lock, Stock and he is back exploring the criminal underbelly of modern London, finding his East End geezers at risk from those nasty Russians. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/off-we-go-then-more-carry-on.html Yes, the Sixties are alive and well in this new film, which is not only a homage to the original Carry On crew but makes use of their contemporaries, finding the humour by transporting them to the modern day. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/britdoc-festival-global-money.html It is extraordinary how quickly this Festival has made its name on the world stage. Fixed to run from July 23 to 25 this year, again at the lovely Keble College in Oxford, it is now a cornerstone of the documentary filmmaking industry. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/puffball-kelly-reilly-shines.html Talk about chicken and eggs. Who is the star of this film? Director Nicholas Roeg, making a comeback? Or Kelly Reilly, making a breakthrough? This being the film business, it seems the nod must go to Ms. Reilly. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/hancock-marsan-marvel.html Here is a funny thing: in Will Smith's new blockbuster Hancock, his arch enemy is none other than mild mannered Eddie Marsan. Why is that funny? Because sweet little Eddie seems to have been entirely left out of the publicity campaign. In the 48 photos provided to press for the film, Marsan does not get a look in. http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/the-bank-job-figure-it-out.html Heist movies tend to make good value DVDs. Full of pace and complexities, they can reward second, third, even 30th viewings. And The Bank Job falls into that category.