I’m ready for my close-up special: London Film Festival 2012 review part 2

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I’m ready for my close-up special: London Film Festival 2012 review part 2 In the second of two special hour long editions of I’m ready for my close-up, celebrating the 56th BFI London Film Festival, Alex Fitch talks to film critic Sarah Cronin about films they’ve seen at this year’s LFF. Films reviewed include: restored German silent movie The Loves of Pharaoh, sex therapy drama The Sessions, Italian Big Brother satire Reality, new Thomas Vinterberg film The Hunt, restored Lee Van Cleef spaghetti western The Big Gundown, François Ozon’s In the House, Korean crime drama Nameless Gangsters and Helpless, an adaptation of Miyabe Miyuki’s novel Burning Train to Korea. Alex talks to retired film editor Ian Rakoff about hostage drama Argo and comedy SF film Robot and Frank. Also, director Chi Keung Fung, best known for co-writing Stephen Chow’s Shaolin Soccer, discusses his directorial debut The Bounty, with translation by Wan Yee Wong, Australian director Amanda Jane talks about her family comedy drama The Wedding Party, and actor / director Ben Affleck discusses his new film Argo. (Originally broadcast in an edited version 18/10/12 on Resonance FM) Poster for The Bounty, Argo (film within a film + actual), The Wedding Party, The Sessions Visit www.archive.org, for more info and formats you can stream / download. Links: Official London Film Festival website Electric Sheep Magazine online Ian Rakoff’s blog Info about the real Argo incident Australian official website for The Wedding Party Info about HK15 and Terracotta film festivals Recommended events: Nobrow at Foyles – Hilda and the Bird Parade Graphic Novel Exhibition, by Luke Pearson Come and see the amazingly intricate original drawings from Luke Pearson’s latest instalment in the Hilda Series, Hilda and the Bird Parade, only at Foyles on Charing Cross Road Address: The Gallery at Foyles, Third Floor, Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB Admission: Free Dates: 5th – 17th of October Gallery Opening Times*: Mon – Sat 9.30am – 5pm, Sunday 11.30am – 5pm *Please note that the Gallery may be closed when instore meetings and events are taking place Who is Ana Mendieta? exhibition Art from the graphic novel Who is Ana Mendieta? by Christine Redfern and Caro Caron is on display at Space Station Sixty Five gallery, Building One, 373 Kennington Road, London SE11 4PS Exhibition runs until November 4th, more info at http://spacestationsixtyfive.com Laydeez do comics, October 2012 Monday 22 October, 6.30 – 9.30pm The Rag Factory 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ Guests: Simon Grennan, artist http://kartoonkings.com Lucy Lyons, artist http://www.lucylyons.org/ Fay Trier, writer http://www.facebook.com/fayt35 Idle Hands Comix indiegogo campaign Short film maker and illustrator Paul Cheshire is launching a new annual British comics anthology for 2013 and needs your help to fund it. Examples of his SF / LSD inspired work can be found at http://www.idlehandscomix.com and ‘perks’ for funding the 100-150 page anthology can be found at http://www.indiegogo.com/Idlehandscomixcampaign

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