Festival Gem: Entre Nos

Feb 26, 2010 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View

Paola Mendoza, pictured above, plays adoring mother Mariana in the film

Paola Mendoza, pictured above, plays adoring mother Mariana in the film

Entre Nos is based on real life events and follows Mariana and her two children who, having been abandoned by their husband/father,  are thrown out onto the hot Summer streets of Queens, NY.  What follows is the story of one family’s struggle to survive in a dangerous and foreign world.

BEV are privileged to have the UK Premiere of award winning Entre Nos. We caught up with Directors Paola Mendoza and Gloria La Morte

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Musicians meet Silent Stars at BEVFF 2010

Feb 16, 2010 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View

Marion Davies in The Patsy

Marion Davies in The Patsy

The Birds Eye View Sound and Silents Retrospective this year features three delightful blonde and boisterous stars. Kelly Robinson, BEV retrospective programmer, gives her insights into these actresses and the flaxen-haired characters they play.  The Musicians: Patti Plinko, Gwyneth Herbert and Jane Gardner,  who will be putting their own spin on the films with specially commissioned original scores, tell us how it’s going and what their personal take is. Read the full story

Blonde Crazy? Who’s Blonde Crazy?

Feb 16, 2010 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View

By Lucy Bolton

Marilyn Monroe stars in Gentleman Prefer Blondes

Marilyn Monroe stars in Gentleman Prefer Blondes

The blondes who feature in the Birds Eye View Sound & Silents series and the Blonde Crazy Retrospective demonstrate the complexity of the images and personality traits that have been attributed to blondes from the earliest days of cinema. Like her fellow feminine filmic staples –the showgirl and the femme fatale – the blonde can be unfairly dismissed as a predictable set of conventions and relegated to the role of one-dimensional spectacle.

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BEV in Edinburgh - director interviews

Jun 30, 2009 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View

Sir Sean Connery presents actress Katie Jarvis with her Trailblazers award for FISHTANK, Directed by Andrea Arnold.

BEV had a swell time meeting filmmakers and enjoying the top selection of flicks at the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival last week.

Sir Sean Connery and actress Kerrie HayesOur BEV Reception at the EIFF delegate centre went down a treat with the festival crowd, and we’ve brought back some goodies for you too.

Check out our video interviews with women directors and talent from features in the official programme. Enjoy…

(Images: Sir Sean Connery presents actresses Katie Jarvis - FISHTANK (above left), and Kerrie Hayes - KICKS (above right), with their Trailblazers awards)

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DVD giveaway - American Teen

Jun 30, 2009 | No Comments | ByBirds Eye View

docs_american-teen_in-car1ga9np2American Teen is the touching and hilarious Sundance hit from Director Nanette Burstein, following the lives of five teenagers through their senior year of high school in a small town in Indiana. It screened at the BEV festival in March this year, followed by a fantastic Director Q&A with Nanette Burstein via video link-up to the States. Audiences loved it!

COMPETITION: To celebrate the release of American Teen on DVD Birds Eye View has five copies to give away to our lucky blog readers. Don’t miss out! Read on for details…

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Last Laugh film projects announced, plus Last Laugh mini-doc live online

Mar 24, 2009 | 1 Comment | ByBirds Eye View

On 4th February 2009, the  Last Laugh participants pitched 23 ideas to Warp X.  We’re very excited to let you know that four projects have been selected for development. These are:

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