So many films that we love and adore today upon their release were total bombs. Not only did they fail at the box office but for the most part, they were critically drummed. Time and distance has made the heart grow fonder and allowed a film, that might have been ahead of its time, find the right audience. Here are… View Post
Interview Joe Walker: Life in a Day Editor
Soho. The heart of the London film industry. It’s a muggy evening in May and we’re running late on our way to an edit suite in the belly of LipSync on Wardour Street. By ‘we’ I mean myself and Max Selby an up-and-coming editor who, having earned his Master’s Degree in Film Production from Bristol University is in the early… View Post
The ESLF Summer 2011 Preview – Part 2
This is the second and final part of the site’s extensive summer preview. The first article can be found here Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (15th July 2011) – A strong contender to be the season’s largest earner, this heavily hyped franchise climax is probably the film to see this summer. The last two entries in the… View Post
The ESLF Summer Preview Part 1
In retrospect last year’s summer wasn’t too bad, sure there were some clunkers (“Robin Hood”, “The Karate Kid” and “Jonah Hex” were notable offenders), but on the whole it wasn’t a terrible season at the cinema. We got great films like “Inception”, “Toy Story 3” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”, along with a few solidly entertaining blockbusters such as… View Post
Review: Attack The Block
Attack the Block is the directorial debut from Joe Cornish, best known in the UK as one half of Adam and Joe, the comedy duo responsible for cult favourite, The Adam and Joe Show, a late night sketch show that aired on Channel 4 in the late 90′s. Clearly all of those animated re-enactments of his favourite films using stuffed toys and Star Wars action figures paid off… View Post