Stephen Mayne

Venice Film Festival 2015: Anomalisa + Rabin, the Last Day + To Sleep with Anger + De Palma

Venice Film Festival 2015: Anomalisa + Rabin, the Last Day + To Sleep with Anger + De Palma

Anomalisa, Rabin, the Last Day, To Sleep with Anger and De Palma make for one hell of a day
Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘Courted’ + ‘Frenzy’

Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘Courted’ + ‘Frenzy’

Falling in love in Courted and falling apart in fear in Frenzy.
Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘The Clan’ + ‘A Bigger Splash’ + ‘Man Down’ + ‘Heaven Can Wait’

Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘The Clan’ + ‘A Bigger Splash’ + ‘Man Down’ + ‘Heaven Can Wait’

An old favourite rides to the rescue.
Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘The Danish Girl’ + ‘The Wait’ + ‘A War’

Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘The Danish Girl’ + ‘The Wait’ + ‘A War’

All eyes on Denmark and shelter from the rain..
Venice Film Festival Diary 2015: ‘Black Mass’ + ‘Italian Gangsters’ + ‘Spotlight’ + ‘Equals’

Venice Film Festival Diary 2015: ‘Black Mass’ + ‘Italian Gangsters’ + ‘Spotlight’ + ‘Equals’

Here comes Johnny, but stay away from Boston.
Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘Neon Bull’ + ‘Looking for Grace’ + ‘Beasts of No Nation’

Venice Film Festival 2015: ‘Neon Bull’ + ‘Looking for Grace’ + ‘Beasts of No Nation’

The 72nd Venice Film Festival kicks off with Neon Bull, Looking for Grace and Beasts of No Nation
The Awful Beauty of ‘The Tribe’

The Awful Beauty of ‘The Tribe’

In a bleak tale of violence and revenge, The Tribe astonishes with style even more than it shocks with content.
Orson Welles Is Like the Eccentric Uncle in ‘Around the World With Orson Welles’

Orson Welles Is Like the Eccentric Uncle in ‘Around the World With Orson Welles’

A combination of sublime and ridiculous makes for a surprisingly enjoyable show.
The ‘Magician’ Is Orson Welles, But Not As You Know Him

The ‘Magician’ Is Orson Welles, But Not As You Know Him

The story of extravagant talent unfulfilled is turned on its head in this simplistic yet entertaining retelling of Orson Welles' career
The First Wave of Releases in ‘The Films of Charlie Chaplin’ Find the Tramp at His Comic Peak

The First Wave of Releases in ‘The Films of Charlie Chaplin’ Find the Tramp at His Comic Peak

The Kid, The Gold Rush and The Circus prove that the years have done nothing to diminish the brilliance of Chaplin's early comedy.
In ‘Hard to Be a God’, Slumming It Has Never Felt so Real

In ‘Hard to Be a God’, Slumming It Has Never Felt so Real

Aleksey German's last film is part genius, part a confusing mess, and 100 percent a cinematic experience like no other.
‘The Four Warriors’ Boldly Goes Where Everyone Has Gone Before

‘The Four Warriors’ Boldly Goes Where Everyone Has Gone Before

A highly derivative fantasy adventure, The Four Warriors feels like it might just manage to save itself. And then it promptly walks straight off a cliff.