Richard Linklater directs Blue Moon a biopic snapshot of musical theatre lyricist Lorenz Hart’s life whose partnership with Richard Rodgers was soon to be superseded by Oscar Hammerstein II with the making of Oklahoma! the Broadway hit musical in 1943. Starring Ethan Hawke as Lorenz Hart and Andrew Scott as Richard Rodgers. Screening at theContinue reading “Blue Moon”
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Interview – Ed Sayers
Interview with director Ed Sayers founder of ‘Straight 8‘, who talks to the Language of Film about his feature film ‘Super Nature‘ at this year’s BFI London Film Festival 2025. Screening in UK cinemas from 2026. Please introduce yourself and your film My name is Ed Sayers, I’m a London based filmmaker and my filmContinue reading “Interview – Ed Sayers”
O Dreamland! Lindsay Anderson’s Dark British Cinema
Part of the spring season programme at the BFI O Dreamland! Lindsay Anderson’s Dark British Cinema is dedicated to the unflinching director and influential film critic whose ground breaking work is told through his shorts, documentaries, features and televised theatre that continues to reverberate through British film today. Interview with the BFI Curators James Bell and WilliamContinue reading “O Dreamland! Lindsay Anderson’s Dark British Cinema”
Vindication Swim
A truly epic independent film on a scale never seen before, Vindication Swim is the biopic about the first British woman, Mercedes Gleitze, to swim the English Channel in 1927. A forgotten story of one of women’s sports most incredible endurance achievements, that became almost as challenging out of the water as in it. InContinue reading “Vindication Swim”
Interview – George Kane
George Kane is a BAFTA nominee director, writer and a graduate of the National Film School in Dublin. His new film Apocalypse Clown, is a riotous end of the world horror comedy set in a post apocalyptic Ireland. In UK and Ireland cinemas from 1st September 2023. 1. Could you please introduce yourself. Kane. George Kane.Continue reading “Interview – George Kane”
Edgar Wright Teaches Filmmaking
The BBC Maestro series (www.BBCMaestro.com) introduces Edgar Wright Teaches Filmmaking. UK film director Edgar Wright delivers 27 lessons with over 4 hours of expert tuition taking you through every stage of the filmmaking process from writing, directing, casting, location scouting, funding, distribution and plenty more, making this the perfect way to pick up all the tipsContinue reading “Edgar Wright Teaches Filmmaking”
Interview Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer
Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer are the US co-directors and first time feature filmmakers of the film ‘Everybody Dies by the End’, one of the closing acts at this year’s FrightFest, the UK’s No.1 horror and fantasy film festival. Please introduce yourselves and your movie Ian Tripp: I’m Ian Tripp one of the co-directors andContinue reading “Interview Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer”
Jaret Martino – Director Donna: Stronger Than Pretty
Interview with Jaret Martino the director of Donna: Stronger Than Pretty, a moving drama based on the true story about his mother’s struggle with domestic abuse whilst raising a family in Long Island, New York. Jaret has become a champion for women’s empowerment in the film industry. (Listen to the audio here) Please introduce yourself.Continue reading “Jaret Martino – Director Donna: Stronger Than Pretty”
Dave McLean – Schemers Writer / Director
Interview with Dave McLean, writer and director of Schemers, a feature film about the very beginnings of his career whilst growing up in Dundee, Scotland before becoming a music promoter and manager to some of the world’s most famous bands including Nirvana, the Foo Fighters and Placebo. Available on DVD and digital downloads from 25th January 2021. TellContinue reading “Dave McLean – Schemers Writer / Director”
The Language of Film 