'Shame,' 'Tinker, Tailor' and 'Tyrannosaur' lead BIFA nods

Posted by · 7:36 am · October 31st, 2011

Oscar hopefuls ‘Shame’ and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — as well as the less starry indie “Tyrannosaur” — lead the British Independent Film Award nominations with seven nods apiece. “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “Kill List,” each with six, are close behind.

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'We Need To Talk About Kevin' takes gold at London fest

Posted by · 7:47 am · October 27th, 2011

On the penultimate night of the BFI London Film Festival, Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin” became the first British winner of the fest’s Best Film award. Other winners included “Las Acacias” and Werner Herzog’s “Into the Abyss.”

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Cinejabber: The 2011 gems under your nose

Posted by · 11:40 am · October 22nd, 2011

Welcome to Cinejabber, your weekend soapbox space to discuss whatever’s on your mind, cinematically speaking. On mine: two wonderful films currently on US release, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and “Weekend.”

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