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Pavel Lounguine's THE ISLAND (watch the trailer >> here), opens this Friday, February 5th.

Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or winner and double Oscar nominated THE WHITE RIBBON has been voted the 4th best of the decade by The Guardian.
The film continues to play at the Curzon Renoir and Curzon Soho.
There will also be a one-off screening at Chelsea Cinema on Sunday (7th of February) at 12.30pm .

The Paradjanov Festival 2010 will begin on 27th Febrary at BFI Southbank.
It is the first complete showcase of Sergei Paradjanov's films including Artificial Eye releases ASHIK KERIB and THE LEGEND OF THE SURAMI FORTRESS.
The festival will move to the Arnolfini Bristol from April 1st.

Takeshis'Cinema release: 12.02.2010 - Beat Takeshi lives the busy, and sometimes surreal, life of a show biz celebrity. But his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, is still an unknown actor waiting for his big break. After crossing paths with Beat, Kitano seems to mysteriously fall into a fantasy state highlighted by aspects of Beat's real life and violent onscreen persona…

The IslandCinema release: 05.02.2010 - Somewhere in Nothern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives a very unusual man.
His fellow-monks are confused by his bizarre conduct. Those who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future. However, he considers himself unworthy because of a sin he committed in his youth…

I'm Gonna ExplodeCinema release: 01.01.2010 - Roman and Maru, two troubled teenagers, attempt an impossible rebellion against the adult world. Maru, a 15-year-old loner, meets Roman, the reckless son of a corrupt right wing politician. United by their desire to fight the inertia that they feel surrounding them, the two embark on a revolt against everything and everyone…

The Beaches of AgnèsDVD release: 22.02.2010 - Weaving photography, archive footage, scenes from her own films and present-day sequences, the legendary French auteur Agnès Varda takes us on a memorable voyage through her life, during which she confronts the joys of creation and artistic success and the pain of personal loss and ageing…

The Agnès Varda Collection Vol.2DVD release: 22.02.2010 - Continuing the remarkable versatility of Agnès Varda, this second collection features four more classics from the true visionary of the French New Wave.
Extra features include documentaries, short films, trailers and much more…

Katalin VargaDVD release: 22.02.2010 - Peter Strickland’s startlingly original directorial debut centres around Katalin Varga, who, after being banished by her husband and her village, is left with no other choice than to set out on a quest to find the real father of her son, Orbán…

Fish TankDVD release: 25.01.2010 - FISH TANK is the story of Mia (KATIE JARVIS), a volatile 15-year-old, who is always in trouble and who has become excluded from school and ostracized by her friends.
One hot summer's day her mother (KIERSTON WAREING) brings home a mysterious stranger called Connor (MICHAEL FASSBENDER) who promises to change everything and bring love into all their lives…

BirdwatchersDVD release: 25.01.2010 - In Mato Grosso do Sol in Brazil, a war is raging between the wealthy farming classes and the workers on their land - The indigenous Guarani-Kaiowá. Their employment prospects are bleak with little option than to work as slaves on their plantations. However when a suicide occurs it stirs up a rebellion and both sides are forced to face each other, clashing both ideologically and physically…

AntichristDVD release: 11.01.2010 - (Released through Chelsea Films and also available on Blu-Ray)
- A grieving couple retreat to ’Eden’, their isolated cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse…