London Film Festival 2007 Preview...
So you want an insider¹s tip on choosing what to see at the upcoming London
Film Festival? You want to be ahead of the game? Check out Helen M Jerome's
picks of what to move heaven and earth to see, what to avoid and some
unexpected treats you hadn¹t considered.
Tip 1: You know there will be big name directors arriving hand in hand with
their big budget films for their UK premieres. Some will be fabulous,
darling, some will be must-sees, and some will be only so-so, but know this:
each and every one of them will coming to a multiplex cinema near you within
weeks or even days.
Opening and closing the festival are David
Cronenberg¹s Eastern Promises, his graphic, London-based follow-up to A
History of Violence, and Wes Anderson¹s journey east in The Darjeeling
Limited. Highest profile documentary has to be Michael Moore¹s angry
examination of the US healthcare system, Sicko (right).
Also soul searching as they
variously deal with current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are Robert
Redford¹s Lions for Lambs, Nick Broomfield¹s Battle for Haditha and Brian De
Palma¹s Redacted. And on a lighter, more family-oriented note comes
Dreamworks¹ latest animated feature, Beeline, which could be smarter than
your average Œcartoon¹ as it¹s scripted by the maestro, Jerry Seinfeld. But
look to Tip 3 to see what you probably won¹t be seeing elsewhere anytime
soon.
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