Echo Chamber: LFF21 - Day 6
It's 'Day 6', which means we're halfway through the '65th BFI London Film Festival' and there's no stop to the great stories coming your way.
Today we go to a fashion shoot, a busy restaurant kitchen and dusty tundra of Montana.
The @EchoChamberFP festival coverage is at full steam!
'All Is Vanity' written & directed by Marcos Mereles is his feature debut. An eccentric photographer (Sid Phoenix), his eager assistant (Yaseen Aroussi), a jaded make-up artist (Rosie Steel) and a bored model (Isabelle Bonfrer) gather for a fashion shoot in a London warehouse. But when one of their number disappears, events take a turn for the bizarre.
'Boiling Point' is directed by Philip Barantini and he co-wrote with James Cummings. We follow Andy (Stephen Graham), an emotionally damaged and drug addicted chef, across one crazily busy night in his top London restaurant. He has to deal with acrimonious staff, difficult customers, an old adversary and the pressures of keeping a frenetic kitchen and busy restaurant floor going.
Jane Campion writes & directs 'The Power of the Dog' the film adaptation of Thomas Savage's novel of the same name. Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother, George (Jesse Plemons) brings home a new wife, Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and her son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
In today's episode:
All Is Vanity - Poster
All Is Vanity
Watch Review: Here.
London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021
London Film Festival Date: 13th October 2021
Theatrical Release Date: 12th November 2021
Director: Marcos Mereles
Cast: Sid Phoenix, Yaseen Aroussi, Isabelle Bonfrer, Rosie Steel, Christopher Sherwood, David Sayers, Sam Halpenny, Jonathan Harden
Credit: Malbec Films
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery
Running Time: 72 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
BFI Website: Here.
Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @allisvanityfilm
Boiling Point - Image
Boiling Point
Watch Review: Here.
London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021
London Film Festival Date: 12th October 2021
London Film Festival Date: 17th October 2021
Theatrical Release Date: 3rd December 2021
Director: Philip Barantini
Cast: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Jason Flemyng, Ray Panthaki, Malachi Kirby, Alice Feetham, Izuka Hoyle, Hannah Walters, Taz Skylar, Lauryn Ajufo
Credit: Ascendant Films, Burton Fox Films, White Hot Productions
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Running Time: 92 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
BFI Website: Here.
Watch the Short that launched the feature, Here!
Twitter: @Boilingpointflm
Instagram: @boilingpointfilm
The Power of the Dog - Poster
The Power of the Dog
Watch Review: Here.
London Film Festival Date: 11th October 2021
London Film Festival Date: 12th October 2021
London Film Festival Date: 17th October 2021
Theatrical Release Date: 17th November 2021
Digital Release Date: 1st December 2021
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy
Credit: New Zealand Film Commission, BBC Film, Cross City Films, See-Saw Films, Bad Girl Geek, Max Films, Brightstar, Netflix
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Running Time: 126 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here.
BFI Website: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @powerofthedogfilm
BFI Flare Festival 2021
Festival Date: 6th - 17th October 2021
From Wednesday 6th to Sunday 17th October 2021, join the BFI for in person & online screenings and entertainment over the next 12 days.
Twitter: @BFI
Twitter: @BFIFlare
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @britishfilminstitute
YouTube: Here.
*(Music)
'DNA' by Kendrick Lamar – 2017