News
- Russian Dolls (Les Poupées Russes in French), the sequel to the brilliant French/Spanish film L'auberge Espagnole (or Pot Luck as it was titled in the UK), is finally set for UK release on 22nd January 2007. I've heard that it's just as good as the first film so I'm counting down the days already! If you can't wait check out Romain Duris' other recent film, The Beat That My Heart Skipped.
- Tonight is the European Film Awards, where highly respected director Pedro Almodovar has 6 nominations for his movie Volver, which stars Penelope Cruz. His main rival is Ken Loach for Irish civil war drama The Wind That Shakes The Barley, while the only British film to get a nomination is Pride & Prejudice, for its music and cinematography.
- Notes on a Scandal follows Starter For Ten to be the second book championed in Richard & Judy's book club to be released to the big screen, and with Judy Dench and Cate Blanchett as its stars it's pretty sure to be a hit. Here is the trailer, it's out on the 2nd of February.