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The 2010 London Film Festival opening film is announced
The 54th BFI London Film Festival has made its first programme announcement. Their opening gala choice may not be a surprise, but that doesn’t mean it’s not great news for film lovers...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Don’t worry, it’s not Christmas quite yet. But for some of us, mid-October beats late December hands down in terms of comfort, joy and gifts for all, because that’s when the 54th BFI London Film Festival rolls into town.And the first door on our LFF countdown calendar has just been opened with the announcement that this year’s opening film is set to be Mark Romanek’s highly anticipated adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s brooding rites-of-passage drama ‘Never Let Me Go’. prestigious English boarding school into the harsh light of the real world.
Produced in part by Film4 and Danny Boyle collaborator Andrew MacDonald’s company DNA Films, adapted by Alex Garland and featuring a supporting cast which includes the likes of Charlotte Rampling and Sally Hawkins, ‘Never Let Me Go’ should showcase the best in modern British filmmaking, and as such is an ideal opener for the capital’s flagship film festival.
In the meantime, we at Time Out have set ourselves to musing on what the closing film might prove to be. If they’re sticking with British film (and there’s a lot of good stuff around this year), picks might include the new remake of ‘Brighton Rock’ with Sam Riley, Helen Mirren and John Hurt or perhaps the impressive-looking historical drama ‘The King’s Speech’, with Colin Firth. But if they’re looking further afield, is there a chance for Anton Corbijn’s classy-looking George Clooney starrer ‘The American’, or perhaps Danny Boyle’s Utah-set mountain climbing actioner ‘127 Hours’ with James Franco.
One thing’s for certain: as soon as we know, you’ll know. The festivities kick off on October 13… but keep an eye on www.timeout.com/film for all the latest news as it unfolds, and for exclusive in-depth coverage of the event itself.
Here’s a trailer to keep you interested until October.
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- ATTENTION all film festival goers! The film TABLOID by ERROL MORRIS IS A HOAX! It is NOT the true Joyce McKinney story. Its producers pretended to be doing a tv series for Showtime Network about people whose lives were destroyed by tabloids, to get footage of Ms. McKinney and then while the deceptive Morris had her on camera, his henchmen ransacked her luggage and stole her photos, personal belongings and scrapbook out of her 33 year memorabilia collection, as well as some film treatments she had written. Morris and his conniving producer LIPSON then used the stolen photos and coupled them with libelous stories slandering Ms. McKinney and holding her up to public ridicule. The the producer also physically assaulted her and told her service dog would die if she did not sign a paper absolving them from the theft. This film has caused severe emotional trauma to Ms. McKinney and again, it is NOT her TRUE story Her true story is about an Erin Brockovich type gal who tried to rescue her fiance from a cult which had him under brainwashing and mind control in England, and then the cult tries to put her in jail and orchestrates a worldwide PRESS HOAX that she "kidnapped and raped" him---a lie since she was 112 pounds and he was 300 pounds and 6'5! Morris could have used his time to do a straight investigative piece, as he had promised Ms. McKinney, to clear her name and expose the Truth. Instead he did a Porno Doc--a sick Mockumentary-- which was a silly sex comedy which will be disqualified from the Academy Awards because it is NOT FACTUAL. Posted on Oct 15 2010 11:12
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- truthteller said...
- ATTENTION all film festival goers! The film TABLOID by ERROL MORRIS IS A HOAX! It is NOT the true Joyce McKinney story. Its producers pretended to be doing a tv series for Showtime Network about people whose lives were destroyed by tabloids, to get footage of Ms. McKinney and then while the deceptive Morris had her on camera, his henchmen ransacked her luggage and stole her photos, personal belongings and scrapbook out of her 33 year memorabilia collection, as well as some film treatments she had written. Morris and his conniving producer LIPSON then used the stolen photos and coupled them with libelous stories slandering Ms. McKinney and holding her up to public ridicule. The the producer also physically assaulted her and told her service dog would die if she did not sign a paper absolving them from the theft. This film has caused severe emotional trauma to Ms. McKinney and again, it is NOT her TRUE story Her true story is about an Erin Brockovich type gal who tried to rescue her fiance from a cult which had him under brainwashing and mind control in England, and then the cult tries to put her in jail and orchestrates a worldwide PRESS HOAX that she "kidnapped and raped" him---a lie since she was 112 pounds and he was 300 pounds and 6'5! Morris could have used his time to do a straight investigative piece, as he had promised Ms. McKinney, to clear her name and expose the Truth. Instead he did a Porno Doc--a sick Mockumentary-- which was a silly sex comedy which will be disqualified from the Academy Awards because it is NOT FACTUAL. Posted on Oct 15 2010 11:12
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