February 25th 2013 Archives - Big Gay Picture Show

Call Me Kuchu (DVD)

February 27, 2013 By Lewis Shepherd Leave a Comment

Starring: David Kato
Director: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Running Time: 90 mins
Certificate: E
Release Date: February 25th 2013

Call Me Kutchu takes an intimate and thought provoking look at the state of affairs for members of the LGBT community in Uganda, against the backdrop of the kill the gays bill.

In recent years the world has become aware of the negativity shown towards gay men and women in Uganda, and this film shows us what activists in the country are doing to try and make inequality a thing of the past. It also shows us the final year of gay rights activist David Kato towards the latter half of the film, which will evoke strong emotions from the audience, some of you may even cry. [Read more…]

Crawl (Blu-ray)

February 27, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Georgina Haig, George Shevtsov, Paul Holmes
Director: Paul China
Running Time: 80 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: February 25th 2013

A mysterious Croatian man (George Shevtsov) arrives in a small Aussie town and shoots a local garage owner. He’s done it on the orders of the seedy bar owner Slim (Paul Holmes), who wanted the mechanic dead over a business deal gone bad.

Then there’s barmaid Marilyn (Georgina Haig), who heads home to wait for the return of her boyfriend, Tristan, who she is convinced is going to propose to her (Marilyn’s obviously never been in a movie before, as talking about how you’re expecting something good to happen is pretty much a guarantee it’ll all go pear-shaped). [Read more…]

Rust And Bone (Blu-ray)

February 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Celine Sallette
Director: Jacques Audiard
Running Time: 120 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: February 25th 2013

When Rust And Bone premiered at Cannes, the very first reviews suggested this wouldn’t just be the movie to beat at the Film Festival, but would also be in with a chance at the Oscars. However it quickly lost momentum, losing out at Cannes and not even getting a Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the Academy Awards. The reason it hasn’t done as well as those ecstatic early reviews suggested is that it’s a bit of an audience divider, with some feeling it’s an emotionally involving masterpiece while others can’t quite get past the implausibility of its melodrama. [Read more…]

On The Road (Blu-ray)

February 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Tom Sturridge, Viggo Mortensen
Director: Walter Salles
Running Time: 124 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: February 25th 2013

It’s taken a long, long time to get On The Road onto the screen. Francis Ford Coppola bought the rights in 1979 (and that’s ignoring even earlier attempts, some involving Jack Kerouac himself) and has been trying to make it ever since. He’s still involved as a producer, but it’s Walter Salles in the director’s chair, who’s previously brought us the likes of The Motorcycle Diaries and Central Station. [Read more…]

Killing Them Softly (Blu-ray)

February 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Brad Pitt
Director: Andrew Dominik
Running Time: 97 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: February 25th 2013

When you start watching Killing Them Softly, you might be confused about why this Brad Pitt film seems to have a distinct lack of Brad Pitt. He doesn’t turn up until nearly 30 minutes in, but certainly makes his presence felt when he does arrive.

Before he comes on-screen we follow Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), two small-time hoods who are talked into ripping off a mob-controlled card game. As you’d expect the local criminal fraternity isn’t top impressed by this, and so hire Jackie (Pitt) to find out who’s responsible and hunt them down. [Read more…]

Frankenweenie (DVD)

February 21, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Charlie Tahan, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder
Director: Tim Burton
Running Time: 87 mins
Certificate: PG
Release Date: February 25th 2013

With Frankenweenie and Paranorman, we may be seeing a resurgence in family films that are meant to be a bit scary, rather than the anaemically nice kid’s movies we’ve had for the last few years. While Tim Burton’s animated movie is never too intense for youngsters, it’s gently creepy and touches on some tough themes, such as learning to come to terms with death.

Victor Frankenstein is a young lad who’s devastated when his beloved pet dog, Sparky, is run over by a car and killed. Unable to accept his pooch’s untimely demise, Victor comes up with an incredible plan to use electricity to bring the animal back to life. Miraculously it works, although Victor realises he must keep the revived Sparky a secret. [Read more…]