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Danny Boyle Honored At London Festival

By TIM ADLER in London | Wednesday October 27, 2010 @ 2:31pm PDTTags: 127 Hours, 54th BFI London Film Festival, 54th BFI London Film Festival Awards, Clio Barnard, Danny Boyle, Danny Boyle BFI Fellowship, Director Stephen Daldry, Martin Scorsese, Movies

The director, whose 127 Hours is closing the festival, was presented with a BFI Fellowship at tonight’s awards ceremony by fellow director Stephen Daldry. Also on hand was Martin Scorsese, who paid tribute to the BFI National Archive. As for the winners, jury president Patricia Clarkson presented director Alexei Popogrebsky the Best Film award for the isolation-themed How I Ended This Summer. Andy Serkis presented the Best British Newcomer award to Clio Barnard, director of The Arbor, about playwright Andrea Dunbar. And Barnard also won this year’s Sutherland Award for most original and imaginative feature debut, presented by jurors Michael Winterbottom and Olivia Williams. Armadillo won Best Documentary. Other guests at the ceremony, held at LSO St. Luke’s, home of the London Symphony Orchestra, included ex-BBC Director General Greg Dyke and screenwriter Tony Grisoni.

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‘Black Swan’, ‘King’s Speech’ And ‘Never Let Me Go’ Vying For LFF Best Film

By TIM ADLER in London | Wednesday September 29, 2010 @ 5:40am PDTTags: 54th BFI London Film Festival, 54th BFI London Film Festival Awards, BFI London Film Festival Films, Danny Boyle BFI Fellowship, Movies, Patricia Clarkson

Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, Joanna Hogg’s Archipelago, Alexei Popgrebsky’s How I Ended This Summer, Kelly Reichhardt’s Meek’s Cutoff, Xavier Beauvois’ Of Gods and Men, Catherine Breillat’s The Sleeping Beauty and Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle … Read More »

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London Adds Premieres, Sets Galas And Sidebars

By TIM ADLER in London | Wednesday September 8, 2010 @ 8:12am PDTTags: 127 Hours, 54th BFI London Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival Films, Black Swan, Never Let Me Go, The King's Speech

The BFI London Film Festival has announced the rest of its galas and sidebars on top of opening film Never Let Me Go and closing film 127 Hours. The festival has added a diverse roster of films ranging from the … Read More »

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’127 Hours’ To Close London Film Festival

By TIM ADLER in London | Friday August 13, 2010 @ 7:44am PDTTags: 127 Hours, 54th BFI London Film Festival, Danny Boyle, Danny Boyle 127 Hours, James Franco, London Film Festival

Danny Boyle’s film starring James Franco will close the 54th BFI London Film Festival on October 28th. The thriller depicts the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s attempt to save himself after a falling boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. 127 HOURS … Read More »

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