The Raid: A Body Count

How many people died in The Raid: Redemption? We actually counted.

Avengers Cupcakes Assemble!

How to assemble your own Avengers cupcakes (no Arc Reactor required)

Review: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Edgy and entertaining. I'll take Mel's summer holiday over Cliff Richard's any day.

Review: All in Good Time

This likeable adaptation of Rafta, Rafta may not win BAFTA, BAFTAs, but if you liked East Is East, you have to, have to see it

In Perspective: Avengers Box Office

The Avengers broke box offce records when it opened in the US, but exactly how much is $200m worth?

Review: Silent House

60 minutes of pure terror - but the scariest thing about this remake? The ending.

Cinema's Longest Tracking Shots

With Silent House scaring audiences in one long take, here are cinema's greatest tracking shots.

Review: Avengers Assemble

Funny, spectacular, exciting and character-driven? Joss Whedon assembles the HECK out of it.

Cabin in the Woods: a spoiler-free review

In short, it is more awesome than this picture:

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The BFI London Film Festival Toilet Quiz Print E-mail
Written by Ivan Radford   
Monday, 24 October 2011 11:29

Everyone loves toilets. Without them, the streets (and our children) would be covered in crap. And there's nothing quite like rushing to the toilet in a London Film Festival cinema and relieving yourself just before a UK premiere. But how observant are you when you're doing your business? Now you can find out with the LFF Toilet Quiz.


What do you get as a prize? Well now, if you've been following film folks on Twitter over the past couple of weeks, you will have noticed a ridiculous number of tweets about the free chocolate offered to delegates by the BFI. But looking at endless pictures of other people eating chocolate sucks. So we're going to give you the chance to win three whole bars of Green & Black's for yourself - plus one mini-chocolate bar too.


Now according to Tesco, each individual bar costs around £2.06. So together, this mind-blowing chocolatey haul is collectively worth over £6.18. SIX POUNDS AND EIGHTEEN PENCE. That's a lot of chocolate (warning: no it isn't). To get your hands on the chocolate, all you have to do is name the five LFF cinemas from the pictures of water closets below...


Email/tweet answers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (or @iFlicks) by midnight, Friday 28th October, and the person who identifies the most toilets wins the bounty. (Note: Bounty chocolate bars are not included in the prize.)

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10 Films That Could Surprise the 2011 London Film Festival Print E-mail
Written by Ivan Radford   
Friday, 21 October 2011 10:01

London Film Festival - Surprise Film 2011

Every year, it’s the same. People talk about the LFF Surprise Film, pray for greatness and end up watching drivel like Brighton Rock. But this year is different. This is Sandra Hebron’s final London Film Festival, and she’ll want to go out with a bang on Sunday night.


After 2009's Capitalism: A Love Story and Rowan Joffe’s rubbish remake last year, 2011 could well be the one where we finally get a good surprise.


Here are our top London Film Festival Surprise Film predictions, starting with the most likely.


The one thing we can say for sure? At least it can’t be Brighton Rock again.

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If Newsreaders Did Shakespeare... Print E-mail
Written by Ivan Radford   
Sunday, 16 October 2011 15:28

You may have heard by now that Ralph Fiennes' adaptation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus boasts a stellar supporting role from one Channel 4 news presenter (cleverly taking on the Messenger lines in the play), a casting choice which prompted a major title change in my mind:

 

Jon Snow Coriolanus

 

Given this excellent use of the multi-coloured-tie-wearing broadcasting legend, which you can see for yourself tonight at the London Film Festival, here are some other newsreaders that we want to see tackle Shakespeare...

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The London Film Festival 2011

The cameras are rolling. The film stars are flocking. The construction work is... still going on. Yes, Leicester Square is the place to be this October as the London Film Festival kicks off once again.


But which films should you line-up to see? Why is 360 such a pants Opening Film? What will the Surprise Film be? And how can you find out more about Felicity Jones filming herself in the shower? Answers to all these and more (but mostly just the Felicity Jones thing) can be found within our epic coverage of the year's best (and only) BFI-endorsed London-based film-related festival.


Sleep-deprived interviews, reviews written at 3am after drinking too much coffee, festival recommendations and photos of Ralph Fiennes with a beard. What more could you possibly want? (If you still want more, follow us on Twitter @iFlicks.)