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Peter Mullan (ORPHANS, MISS JULIE) won the Best Actor award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Joe Kavanagh, a recovering alcoholic in his late thirties. Like half the people in his impoverished Glasgow neighborhood, he's unemployed and struggles to get by between odd jobs and the dole, along with coaching .. Read more

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  Top 20 January Picks

  • dbignell
  • 05 Jan 2011

  We've got your start to the year covered, with 20 hand-picked films arriving at the cinema, on DVD and available to Watch Online. Whether you're someone who likes to go to the pictures, or stay in or even if you don't know where to begin, this handy list offers a leg-up for film lovers, so start planning your monthly viewing right here. The Top 20 The Road Released: To Watch Online from January 1 Striding across a bleached, post-apocalyptic landscape, Viggo Mortensen jealously guards a rather... Read more

  

  Looking For Eric

  • 11 Jun 2009

  Right, so, first things first: Eric Cantona is actually IN this film – it’s not just footie footage, or some clever CGI jiggery-pokery to make it look like he was there. I rather doubt that director Ken Loach has much truck with all that computerised mucking about anyway. Because this is very definitely a Ken Loach film. There’s the kitchen-sink realism of Carla’s Song or My Name Is Joe and the unflinching script of The Wind That Shakes The Barley, as we meet Eric... Read more

  

  Loach honoured by film critics

  • 30 Dec 2004

  Veteran film-maker Ken Loach has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to cinema by the London Film Critics' Circle. The director's 40-year career took off with the hard-hitting 1966 television drama Cathy Come Home, followed up with the award-winning Kes and My Name Is Joe. The London Film Critics' Circle awards will take place on February 9th and Mike Leigh's abortion drama Vera Drake is currently leading the pack with seven nominations, including best British film and best actress... Read more

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    Peter Mullan (ORPHANS, MISS JULIE) won the Best Actor award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Joe Kavanagh, a recovering alcoholic in his late thirties. Like half the people in his impoverished Glasgow neighborhood, he's unemployed and struggles to get by between odd jobs and ...

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