London Film Festival Reviews
Newest Review: ... also Oscar-caliber films months before their general release, utilising the numerous cinemas in Leicester Square as well as ... more
... some more further-afield ones too.
The first thing worth mentioning is that tickets go FAST. There is a BFI Members priority, and then they get a general release a week or so later, but they go within a few hours at most, so make sure you're quick off the mark or you will get stitched up! I got to most of the bookings too late, but did manage to book tickets for a screening of the brilliant THE ROAD (due out in January), and so ended up seeing it almost 3 months early! This is quite a satisfying feeling in itself, as w...morePrice Comparison for London Film Festival
Customer London Film Festival Reviews (4)
by - written on 19/12/09 (Very useful, 3 readings)
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The London Film Festival is something that, as a film buff, I have always wanted to go to but been a bit too timid about travelling around London to go to. Thankfully, my girlfriend lives in London so I'm used to the Tube now and decided to try and catch a screening this year. The festival screens a lot of obscure and also Oscar-caliber films months before their general release, utilising the numerous cinemas in Leicester Square as well as some more further-afield ones too. The first thing worth mentioning is that tickets go FAST. There is a BFI Members priority, and then they get a general release a week or so later, but they go within a few hours at most, so ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/07/00, updated on 23/07/00 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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The BFI's London Film Festival takes place manly in October, though you can probably get listing for what's going to be round about now, useful as some of the films get sold out fairly quickly. Basically its a 'festival' where about 5 cinemas (including an Odeon in Leicester Square) show a whole host of films, many of which haven't been released in this country and may well never be, on different themes. Last year included films like 'Being John Malkovich', 'The Virgin Suicides' and 'The Insider'. It's a really good way to see unusual films, or even more popular films which haven't been released yet. You'll probably Read the complete review
by - written on 26/10/00, updated on 26/10/00 (Useful, 35 readings)
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For all Londoners and those from further afeild, I'd just like to tell you what I think about this year's FF. I haven't been to the London, or any, Film Festival before. But what makes me excited is the prospect of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous and Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon being shown. Both of these movies are supposed to be excellent, and whilst I can wait for Almost Famous, I don't know if I can wait until January for CT,HD (starring the great Chow Yun Fat). This is the only film that would make me take a day off college for except for maybe a preview of Star Wars Episode II :-). As for the other films, look at the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 27/11/00, updated on 27/11/00 (Useful, 207 readings)
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I was lucky enough to bum a ticket for the London Film Festival Gala performance of Sexy Beast, a new brit gangster flick with Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane. Like the productions of Guy Madonna's Lock Stock... stable, this enjoyable story of money, love, the love of money and calamari looks like an extended advert. Good fun. Watch it. Anyway, there I was, Max Beastly (without Scary, mind) in a rather disgusting brown leather coat with a matching beret cap, the bloke off of the Flash commercial and me having a lager in the Cafe Royal before the screening. I don't like celebrity bashes much. You know everyone but they haven't got a clue who you ... Read the complete review
