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  • Interview! We talk to Magpie director Marc Price

    In 2009, a zombie film by the unassuming name of Colin premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Made by young filmmaker Marc Price for the bafflingly low sum of £45, Colin proved to be a surprise hit, attracting the attention of Mark Kermode, The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw and – most impressive of all – Martin Scorsese, who described the film as taking the “zombie idea to another level”. Where next, then, for the man who started so conspicuously well? Price’s answer was to tackle an emotional drama, and the result is his second feature Magpie. We met up to discuss his newest film, his biggest inspirations and what’s next.


  • RIP Ray Harryhausen

    Filmmaking’s creator of magic and wonder, Ray Harryhausen, died in London yesterday of natural causes aged 92. Harryhausen revolutionised animation, creating some of the most iconic and well loved mythical..


  • Cheat Sheet: Jack Black

    This week’s movie releases includes the Jack Black helmed Bernie. The reappearance of this lovably rotund gentleman got us thinking: what do we really know about this intrepid comedian? True his name has been a familiar sight to us for a number of years now but does that mean we actually have a line on the man that lies behind it? Probably not! So here it is! A nice compact little compilation of facts that will come to the rescue in any given Jack Black-related situation. No, no, no need to thank us! It was our pleasure!



  • Cheat Sheet: Saoirse Ronan

    A bit of the old Irish luck is hitting cinemas this week with Saoirse Ronan headlining the highly anticipated tweeny flick The Host. Here at BFF, we’ve decided to clamber on to the clamoring band-wagon that is the Twihards and dedicate our Cheat Sheet to this enigmatic beauty. What secrets will we reveal below? Who is Saoirse Ronan really?