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Edgar Wright Takeover, London
With the release of The World's End, the final part of Wright's "Blood & Ice Cream" trilogy, coming soon (19 Jul), the cult-friendly director stages an all-nighter. It's basically a chronological retrospective, starting with a his no-budget debut A Fistful Of Fingers. That's followed by Spaced, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Wright introduces the event, but if it's just Blood & Ice Cream you're after, all three films play at selected Picturehouse cinemas on 27 July.
Prince Charles Cinema, WC2, Sat
A Cinema Of Songs And People: The Films Of Anand Patwardhan, London
There are the films India wants you to see – churned out prodigiously by Bollywood – and then there are the provocative documentaries of Patwardhan, which his government has routinely tried to suppress and censor.
Edgar Wright Takeover, London
With the release of The World's End, the final part of Wright's "Blood & Ice Cream" trilogy, coming soon (19 Jul), the cult-friendly director stages an all-nighter. It's basically a chronological retrospective, starting with a his no-budget debut A Fistful Of Fingers. That's followed by Spaced, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Wright introduces the event, but if it's just Blood & Ice Cream you're after, all three films play at selected Picturehouse cinemas on 27 July.
Prince Charles Cinema, WC2, Sat
A Cinema Of Songs And People: The Films Of Anand Patwardhan, London
There are the films India wants you to see – churned out prodigiously by Bollywood – and then there are the provocative documentaries of Patwardhan, which his government has routinely tried to suppress and censor.
- 7/6/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Margarita
Directed by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert
Written by Margaret Webb and Laurie Colbert
Canada, 2012
In the Canadian dramatic comedy, Margarita, the titular character (Nicola Correia-Damude) is a Mexican maid, illegally working in Canada for a posh couple, Ben and Gail (Patrick McKenna, Claire Lautier) and their tenacious teenage daughter, Mali (Maya Ritter). A mainstay in the household for years, Margarita has become a staple in the family.
Already overwhelmed in a tumultuous relationship with her girlfriend Jane (Christine Horne), Margarita’s problems are compounded when Ben and Gail, swamped with debt and liberal guilt, are forced to fire her.
As Margarita struggles to put her life back into perspective, both she and the family she works for start to realize the gravity of the situation, resulting in a potent cocktail of heart, humour, and humanity.
Whereas films like The Help use domestics as a device to elucidate issues of race,...
Directed by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert
Written by Margaret Webb and Laurie Colbert
Canada, 2012
In the Canadian dramatic comedy, Margarita, the titular character (Nicola Correia-Damude) is a Mexican maid, illegally working in Canada for a posh couple, Ben and Gail (Patrick McKenna, Claire Lautier) and their tenacious teenage daughter, Mali (Maya Ritter). A mainstay in the household for years, Margarita has become a staple in the family.
Already overwhelmed in a tumultuous relationship with her girlfriend Jane (Christine Horne), Margarita’s problems are compounded when Ben and Gail, swamped with debt and liberal guilt, are forced to fire her.
As Margarita struggles to put her life back into perspective, both she and the family she works for start to realize the gravity of the situation, resulting in a potent cocktail of heart, humour, and humanity.
Whereas films like The Help use domestics as a device to elucidate issues of race,...
- 5/29/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
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