ArtHouse Reviews: Jimmy’s Hall
A vision to turn a run-down building into a vibrant community arts centre, where the locals, for too long deprived of somewhere to meet, can come together to learn, read poetry, discuss politics, to dance. Add to this people with not only the vision, but also the drive to make that dream come true. Sound […]
ArtHouse Reviews: The Two Faces of January
Watch The Two Faces of January and you can imagine that your summer holiday has already started, as you walk among the sun-baked ruins of Ancient Greece, languish on a ferry to the Greek islands and sip ouzo in a romantic taverna on the harbour front. And if you’re rich and beautiful like Americans Chester […]
ArtHouse Reviews: Wrinkles
Wrinkles is an affectionate and unsentimental Spanish animation about old age by director Ignacio Ferreras , produced in 2011 and based on a comic book by Paco Roca. It’s been redubbed into English for this limited release with Martin Sheen as Emilio, a retired bank manager whose son sends him to a care home […]
ArtHouse Review: FRANK
A trailer of a man jumping around in an over-sized papier mache head may not seem to promise a profound and sensitive film, but director Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank, co-written with Jon Ronson is just that. Frank (Michael Fassbender) is the lead singer of a band with an unpronounceable name and an eccentric musical style, […]
