The Bradford International Film Festival is typically an underground-friendly fest. This year appears to be no exception with two very special experimental film retrospectives, as well as a few modern underground-type flicks.
The 19th annual Biff will roll on April 11-21 at several locations around Bradford and Leeds in England, including the National Media Museum, Hebden Bridge Picture House, Hyde Park Picture House and other venues.
Biff is hosting a tribute to Stan Brakhage this year by screening the prolific filmmaker’s magnum opus, Dog Star Man, as well as a selection of his short films, from 1963′s legendary Mothlight to 1994′s Black Ice. There’s also going to be an epic-sized tribute/retrospective of experimental films from Austria, a country with a proud avant-garde filmmaking tradition that’s typically overlooked.
From Austria, Biff is, of course, screening two works from one of the experimental film world’s biggest masters,...
The 19th annual Biff will roll on April 11-21 at several locations around Bradford and Leeds in England, including the National Media Museum, Hebden Bridge Picture House, Hyde Park Picture House and other venues.
Biff is hosting a tribute to Stan Brakhage this year by screening the prolific filmmaker’s magnum opus, Dog Star Man, as well as a selection of his short films, from 1963′s legendary Mothlight to 1994′s Black Ice. There’s also going to be an epic-sized tribute/retrospective of experimental films from Austria, a country with a proud avant-garde filmmaking tradition that’s typically overlooked.
From Austria, Biff is, of course, screening two works from one of the experimental film world’s biggest masters,...
- 11/3/2013
- de Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, director Caspar Wrede's 1984 action thriller "The Terrorists", stars Sean Connery as 'Nils Tahlvik', a tough security chief of a wealthy Scandinavian country :
"...'Tahlvik' (Connery) faces his ultimate challenge when a ruthless group of terrorists take the British Ambassador hostage and hijack a passenger jet. Tahlvik’s government orders him to cooperate fully – but he’s not about to give in..."
Also starring is Ian McShane ("Sexy Beast).
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Terrorists"...
"...'Tahlvik' (Connery) faces his ultimate challenge when a ruthless group of terrorists take the British Ambassador hostage and hijack a passenger jet. Tahlvik’s government orders him to cooperate fully – but he’s not about to give in..."
Also starring is Ian McShane ("Sexy Beast).
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Terrorists"...
- 17/4/2012
- de Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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