Tag: Asa Butterfield

LFF 2014: X + Y ****

Posted: 13/04/2015

A film about an autistic maths child genius is not the most marketable affair, and is in danger of being gushy. However, made by British documentary maker Morgan Matthews with a touch of Brit pragmatism and subtle humour, these qualities render it endearing and very affecting. X + Y doesn’t try to give answers but …

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Category: BFI LFF 2014, Drama

Tags: Asa Butterfield, Morgan Matthews, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, X + Y

Hugo (3D) ***

by lgileskeddie

Posted: 04/12/2011

Many name James Cameron as the man at the forefront of 3D. But Hugo (3D) has just added another exciting contender in one of the most unlikely directors, Martin Scorsese, who is best known for chronicling the rough and gangster-ready parts of urban America, with such greats as Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The Departed. The …

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Category: Action, Animation, Drama, Family

Tags: 'Allo 'Allo!, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Brian Selznick, Chloë Grace Moretz, Georges Méliès, Goodfellas, Harold Lloyd, Hugo (3D), Inspector Clouseau, James Cameron, Jude Law, Martin Scorsese, Officer Crabtree, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Ray Winstone, Sacha Baron Cohen, Taxi Driver, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Departed, The Film Foundation, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Lumière brothers