Adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro's widely acclaimed novel, Never Let Me Go has been announced as the opening film for this year's London Film Festival. The festival screening will be the European premiere of the film, which is due for general release in the UK in January 2011. Directed by One Hour Photo director Mark Romanek and adapted for the screen by novelist and screenwriter Alex Garland, the film features performances from a triumvirate of young British acting talent, Oscar nominees Kiera Knightley and Carey Mulligan and soon-to-be new Spiderman Andrew Garfield.
Never Let Me Go tells the story of Ruth (Knightley), Kathy (Mulligan) and Tommy (Garfield) whose idyllic existence at a boarding school in England belies the disturbing secret regarding what the future holds for...
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In 1972, British filmmaker Tony Palmer joined Leonard Cohen on tour around Europe capturing many hours of footage of Cohen in performance. The eventual film contained 17 songs, four poems and various other tour footage, an edited version of which was released two years later, and after very little fanfare the film virtually disappeared. Many years later, Bird On A Wire was only available on bootleg VHS and it was believed that any original film had been lost forever.
In 2009, however, almost 300 rolls of film were discovered in an old Hollywood warehouse and once it was established what they were, the cans were sent to Palmer by Frank Zappa\'s manager Herb Cohen, Palmer having previously worked on cult Zappa film 200 Motels. At first it seemed that none of what he\'d been...
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Owning and running a company called Modern Toss Ltd. must make you feel like you've won on numerous levels. That's what Jon Link and Mick Bunnage do for a day job, overseeing what has become a comedic art empire based around their inspired combination of silly drawings and hilariously offensive words.
Starting out as a series of comics, Modern Toss has since made its sweary way into books, TV and DVD, as well as onto numerous items of merch including greetings cards, tea towels and clothing. Among their many inspired comic creations are Mr. Tourette, a French sign maker who disregards the requests of his customers to create highly inappropriate signage and subsequently informing his client that they must be 'some kind of cunt' for not appreciating his work, Space Argument...
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Following the success of last year's event, the Serpentine Sessions return this June to London's Hyde Park. This year's headliners will be Patti Smith, Grizzly Bear and Laura Marling, with the likes of Fionn Regan, Efterklang, Fanfarlo, Eliza Doolittle, Dawn Kinnard and Alessi's Ark also performing across the three days.
The Serpentine Sessions take place on 28th and 29th June and 1st July. For full details, line-up and ticket information, visit the Serpentine Sessions website.
Philip Goodfellow
