Harrill Reporting

S A Hazlewood wrote and directed Bigga than Ben: A Russian’s Guide to Ripping Off London. Wanting to dodge the military draft in Russia, two friends decide to move to England. Fraud, shoplifting, and other shenanigans soon follow. As the friends try to survive, their misfortune becomes deeper and deeper.
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The Fall is a UK Premiere directed by Tarsem Singh. It is about a young girl whom befriends a man in the hospital where she is recovering from a fall. He begins to tell her a tale consumed of adventure and epic fantasy.The Fall is impressive, having been filmed in twenty-four countries. Yet, for me, [...]

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Death Defying Acts is a feature film directed and written by Gillian Armstrong. A young girl (Saoirse Ronan) is side-kick to her “psychic” mother played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. When the legendary escapologist and master magician Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) offers money to get the last words of his mother from psychics, whom he hopes to [...]

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This realistic horror feature, directed by Derek Son, is full of confusion and keeps the audience thinking. A group of medical students begin their first autopsy class to scenes which seem routine. Dead body, frightened students, and knives…excuse me, scalpels. They are soon consumed by nightmares that soon come to life. Or does it?
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This documentary, directed by Miguel Kohan, follows traditional tango musicians and vocalists from bands and orchestras during tango’s heyday. The noteworthy talent that the musicians show after being in the business for over 60 years still shines through as they prepare for a gala in Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón. As Nicola Kettlewood remarks in the [...]

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Married Life, which was directed by Ira Sachs, follows Richard’s (Pierce Brosnan) narrative. He talks us through the life of his friend Harry (Chris Cooper) and his “happy” marriage with his wife (Patricia Clarkson) and his lover, Kay (Rachel McAdam). Harry hopes to sooth the pain of everyone involved in this love triangle by using [...]

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