http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/ from www.independent.co.uk en-GB Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:52:17 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/richard-klein-a.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/richard-klein-a.html By Nick Fraser Richard Klein, a BBC colleague, delivered a speech in which he says that we live in an age of sentimentality. He wants films to be more truthful and redemptive. These are brave words, and unusual ones. Film-makers... Watch It! Jimmy Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:37:22 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/by-nick-fraser.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/by-nick-fraser.html By Nick Fraser This is why I like festivals. A film we commissioned about very, very old ladies in a home for the active elderly, all Jewish, authors, therapists, bluestockings, campaihers, walkers, is shown in a small, packed room. It... Watch It! Jimmy Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:54:23 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---do-3.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---do-3.html By Nick Fraser I get involved in a discussion with the film-maker Sophie Fiennes who tells me that things have got so bad in the UK that we need cultural funds to encourage broadcasters such as the BBC to tackle... Watch It! Jimmy Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:12:00 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---do-2.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---do-2.html By Nick Fraser The jet lag adds to a bizarre mix of relief. I'm in In Sheffield after the overnight plane from Newark to Heathrow, the Heathrow Express, a tube, a shower, another tube, a two and a half hour... Watch It! Jimmy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:08:33 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---do-1.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---do-1.html By Nick Fraser I had work to do in New York, so I arranged to be here for the elections. Imagine a room full of New York sophisticates. Feel the odd silence, the reluctance to believe. And think of this... Watch It! Jimmy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:49:11 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---docf.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/watch-it---docf.html By Hussain Currimbhoy, Sheffield Doc/Fest film programmer At last, the Sheffield Doc/Fest is alive and kicking. You can check out the whole programme on our website. The website is totally revamped from last year so you can do more detailed... Watch It! Jimmy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:24:12 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/watch-it-sorkin.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/watch-it-sorkin.html By Tim Walker She was on Letterman last week, this week it's Regis and Kelly. And she's plastered across YouTube all day, every day. Right now, Tina Fey is the hottest comic in America, and it's all down to her... Watch It! Jimmy Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:32:18 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/watch-it-austra.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/watch-it-austra.html As Kathy Marks wrote last month, Baz Luhrmann's antipodean epic Australia is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film is a love story starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, set in the outback- think The Thorn... Watch It! Jimmy Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:55:42 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/watch-it-ricky.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/watch-it-ricky.html By Larry Ryan The Brits may not have done as well as hoped at this year's Emmys but there was a reminder of last year's success for Ricky Gervais. Some people may be tiring of Gervais' schtick, but with an... Watch It! Jimmy Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:18:34 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/watch-it-the-lo.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/watch-it-the-lo.html By Tim Walker I spent this morning at Odeon West End in Leicester Square, where the press launch for the 52nd London Film Festival (15-30 October 2008) was held. Two events frame the fest in 2008 - first, the BFI,... Watch It! Tim Walker Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:18:00 +0100