DVDs
21 (Robert Luketic, 2008)
It disappeared from cinemas without a trace, but 21 deserves a second look on DVD.
The Band’s Visit (Eran Kolirin, 2007)
The Band’s Visit is a warm-hearted comedy about the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra’s disastrous visit to Israel to play a goodwill concert.
Water Lilies (Céline Sciamma, 2007)
The story of three young friends coming to terms with love and desire against the backdrop of a synchronised swimming club in a Parisian suburb might not sound like fertile dramatic territory, but Céline Sciamma imbues it with rare insight, sensitively handling the sexual maturity of teenage girls without patronising the pain of their awakening.
The Terence Davies Trilogy (Terence Davies, 1976)
There are many reasons to be embarrassed about the British film industry but surely the most toe-curling reason of all is the fact that Terrence Davies struggles to make films in this country.
Rambo (Sylvester Stallone, 2007)
So let’s see: you live in a country whose military junta have just led a brutal crackdown, imprisoning monks and torturing political opponents.
Paranoid Park (Gus Van Sant, 2007)
Why is it that fifty-six-year-old Gus Van Sant can ride the elusive swell of teenage angst when other more youthful directors wipe out?
