Film Festivals 2005
Once again the wide world of cinema offers a cache of captivating films. From France the delightful 'Look at Me', Tony Gatlif's 'Exils' and horror/slasher 'The Ordeal'. 'Hotel Rwanda' and documentary 'Darwin's Nightmare' unlock some of Africa's darkest secrets while from Hong Kong came the diverse '2046' and Stephen Chow's comic tour de force 'Kung Fu Hustle'. From the US, Gregg Araki's disturbing 'Mysterious Skin', 'Birth' with Nicole Kidman and understated Southern pot-boiler 'Undertow'. Stand-out documentaries also included 'Wal-mart: The High Cost of Low Price', the incredible 'DiG!' and from North Korea a fascinating insight with 'A State of Mind'.
Festival Express (2003)
7.6/10
Director: Bob Smeaton
Starring: Janis Joplin, The Band, The Grateful Dead
In the summer of 1970, a group of rock music's biggest acts hopped aboard a customized train and traveled across Canada for a series of explosive conc... Read more
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Mamoru Oshii
This highly anticipated sequel sees the return of Batou, the Section 9 cyborg cop who has almost nothing of his human self left - just a part of his b... Read more
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Mamoru Oshii
This highly anticipated sequel sees the return of Batou, the Section 9 cyborg cop who has almost nothing of his human self left - just a part of his b... Read more
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
6.5/10
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Starring: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Kazuki Kitamura, Don Frye, Akira Takarada
Godzilla's 50th birthday sees him travelling the globe as evil aliens have landed with evil alien thoughts. Only Godzilla and the Earth Defence Force... Read more
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004)
6.2/10
Starring: Hank Williams, Jr., Hank Williams, George Jones, Roy Acuff, Anita Carter
A fascinating examination of the life and music of legendary performer Hank Williams. Transforming the country music genre the way Elvis transformed r... Read more
Head-On (2005)
8/10
Director: Fatih Akin
Starring: Birol Unel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Guven Kirac
Two desperate Turkish immigrants in Hamburg, Sibel and Cahit, meet at a psychiatrist's. She needs to escape her conservative family; he's a heavy drin... Read more
Heaven's Gate (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Cimino
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, I...
Michael Cimino's notorious spectacle about Wyoming's infamous Johnson County War - a conflict between immigrant settlers and the empire builders who w... Read more
Heaven's Gate (Blu-ray) (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Cimino
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, I...
Michael Cimino's notorious spectacle about Wyoming's infamous Johnson County War - a conflict between immigrant settlers and the empire builders who w... Read more
Hell on Wheels (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Pepe Danquart, Werner Schweizer
Starring: Rolf Aldag, Andreas Kloden, Alexander Winokurow, Erik Zabel, Steve Zampieri, Lan...
This documentary celebrates the 100th anniversary of the most well-known cycle race in the world - the Tour de France. Focusing primarily on two Germ... Read more
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
8.1/10
Director: Terry George
Starring: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Jean Reno
As his country descends into madness, five-star-hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) sets out to save his family. But when he sees that the w... Read more