Film

Suddenly The Maelstrom: Gaspar Noé On The Music Of Enter The Void

Gaspar Noé's _Enter the Void_ is a bracing technicolour drug trip through the seedy side of Tokyo, with a belting multilayered soundtrack. The infamous director of _Irreversible_ talks to our Robert Barry about the musical surprises in his latest soundtrack, created with Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter

Subprime Sequel: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

In Oliver Stone's _Wall Street_, Gordon Gekko embodied the reckless buccaneer capitalism of 1980s Wall Street traders but can the sequel adapt to the more complex moral gray area of the recent financial crisis? Daniel Nixon talks father figures, Faust and financial packages

Bird On A Wire: The Strange Story Of A Leonard Cohen Documentary

The Quietus speaks to Stephen Machat about the back story to the recent DVD release of fascinating Leonard Cohen film, _Bird On A Wire_

Of Tugs & Tides: Jersey’s Branchage Film Festival 2010 In Review

Once again, Luke Turner and David Moats cross the wind-whipped seas to the Branchage International Film Festival, where they starred in a post-apocalyptic film with Ian Svenonius, climbed two forts, and examined the dark heart of the Berlusconi regime

No Masks: An Interview With Meir Zarchi, Director Of I Spit On Your Grave

Robert Barry talks rape, revenge and morality with Meir Zarchi

Branchage 2010: Skeletons – Bringing British Films Out of the Closet

_Skeletons_, showing this week at the Branchage Film Festival, is a quirky and surreal comedy with a strong, very British pedigree. Daniel Nixon wonders why it’s so hard for the mainstream British film press to promote more homegrown gems like this.

Branchage Festival 2010: Scanner On His Magic Lantern Soundtrack

We kick off our coverage of this year's Branchage Festival with a chat with Robin Rimbaud, AKA Scanner, who'll be soundtracking a magic lantern show

The Last Grouch On The Left: Josh Saco On The End Of FrightFest

Our tattoed man of horror throws himself into another weekend of guts and gore at the Film4 FrightFest

The Human Centipede & Cinema’s Finest Mad Scientists

Simon Jablonski steadies his stomach for digestion shock-fest _The Human Centipede_, and looks at the greatest deranged men of science in film history

Don Your Rose-Tinted Glasses: Oliver Stone’s South Of The Border

A documentary maker doesn't always make a good journalist, finds Valerie Siebert, as she views the unbalanced story offered by Oliver Stone's latest

Why Gainsbourg Is Not A Myopic Music Biopic

Jeremy Allen laments the status of the music biopic and thinks Joann Sfar's film does the music legend, if not the facts, justice. Join Branchage for a celebration of Serge tonight at the Curzon Cinema(details below)

The Joy Of Text: Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ Comes To The Big Screen

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s latest film recounts the story of a poem that changed America. Wyndham Wallace reads between the lines.

Dream If You Wanna Go Faster: Inception Reviewed

Looking for a labyrinthine metaphysical drama that’s also an action thriller? Let Christopher Nolan put you under, suggests Terry Staunton

It Only Hurts When You Laugh: Harmony Korine Interviewed

The Quietus talks to Harmony Korine, cult director of _Gummo_ and _Julien Donky Boy_ about Herzog (his biggest fan), fist fighting strangers and his latest work _Trash Humpers_, in cinemas this week. Playing at the ICA cinema 18 June - 4 July and Dalston Rio this Friday 3 July.

Breathless with Anticipation: 50 Years of Godard’s Classic Film

David Moats laments not having seen the end of new wave classic _Breathless_ which is being restored and re-released in cinemas on June 25. Join The Quietus and Branchage for a 50th anniversary party tonight in Central London. Click here for details.

The Essential Guide To Writing A Successful Indie Flick

Inspired by the release of the derivative _Greenberg_ starring Ben Stiller, Simon Jablonski looks at the key elements any successful independent film MUST include

Outdated Technology: Not So Special Effects

David Bax counts down 10 films which made some bold technological predictions that didn't quite come to fruition...

Federico Fellini: A Profile Of The Director As A Pervert

Federico Fellini is normally placed in the polite, high art canon of cinema. But, argues Robert Barry, the filthy surrealism of his later works would give Jodorowsky and Lynch a run for their money

Tender & Wasteful: Michael Winterbottom On His New Film The Killer Inside Me

Daniel A Nixon talks to director Michael Winterbottom about his latest film _The Killer Inside Me_ as well as music, noir and Steve Coogan

Live From Cannes: The Quietus Film Blog Part III

The final instalment of The Quietus Cannes blog from Eftihia Stefanidi. Read Part I here and Part II here.

The New Pornographer: A Richard Kern Interview

The cult photographer and no-wave filmmaker Richard Kern talks to John-Paul Pryor about Lydia Lunch, Sonic Youth, self-harming super-freaks and the search for a new kind of beauty.

Bad Lieutenant Review & The Cult Classics Werner Herzog Should Remake Next

Nicholas Cage directed by Herzog in a remake of Ferrara's _Bad Lieutenant_? Stephen Dalton is not amused, but finds time to come up with five other films ripe for treatment by the German director

Live From Cannes: The Quietus Film Blog Part II

The latest reviews from Cannes, by the Quietus' Eftihia Stefanidi. Read part I here

Live From Cannes: The Quietus Film Blog Part 1

Our Quietus correspondent Eftihia Stefanidi gives us the latest from the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival. Stay tuned for regular updates and film picks throughout the week.

Bad Upholstery & Vacant Silences: Samantha Morton’s The Unloved Reviewed

Hannah Gregory finds much to laud in Samantha Morton's gritty directorial debut

Escaping Suburban Ennui: Date Night And Other Burb Pics

Daniel A. Nixon gives the verdict on Steve Carell and Tina Fey's latest venture, as well as listing the films which explore the hum drum existence of the suburbs

Bigelow’s Oscar Shouldn’t Have Been The First: Female Directors Wrongly Ignored

Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to ever claim an Oscar for directing a film - but as David Bax points out, there were others before her who would have been equally deserving

Kick Ass Film Review: Faint Hearted, Turn Tail

South By South West Festival: Music on Film Roundup

Stephen Dalton reports on the music-related films on offer at this years SXSW festival.

The Clash’s Rude Boy 30 Years Later: Ray Gange Interview

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Clash' film _Rude Boy_, AP Childs talks to actor Ray Gange about the making of the movie, his rise from shop worker to actor, and his relationship with The Clash

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Reviewed

Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island Reviewed