Review: The Hummingbird Project – VIFF 2018

by Nick Lay

ILT’s opening VIFF review looks at Kim Nguyen’s The Hummingbird Project, an unoffical dramatisation of Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys with the most interesting drama unfortunately omitted…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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September 20, 2018 2018, film, preview Ash is Purest White, Boy Erased, Climax, Dogman, Everybody Knows, Flash Boys, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Jinpa, listen to me marlon, Lucky, nicholas lay, Shadow, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Eyes of Orson Welles, The Front Runner, The Guilty, The Hummingbird Project, The Old Man and the Gun, The Sisters Brothers, Up in the Air, vancouver international film festival, VIFF 2018, Wu-Tang Clan Leave a comment

What to watch at VIFF 2018…

by Nick Lay

With the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) set to get underway this week, ILT brings you coverage of the festival’s best, worst, and weirdest releases.

First up, a rundown on what you should catch from September 27 to October 12…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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April 1, 2018 2018, film, podcast, preview, retrospect, review, the punch up 2018, academy awards, alex garland, annihilation, natalie portman, podcast, preview, the punch up Leave a comment

The Punch Up Podcast, Ep.37: ’90th Academy Awards & Annihilation’

by Nick Lay

Following another hiatus many moons in length (again, for no particular reason), The Punch Up podcast is back! Again.

As usual the chaps take a look at what’s been going on the world of the reel, starting with a review of the 90th Academy Awards (basically an excuse to talk about Roger “The Deak” Deakins), some chat about Alex Garland’s latest sci-fi triumph, Annihilation, before rounding off with our thoughts on what folks have to look forward to during 2018. There’re also our top five films of 2017, and the return of the Knockout sees us do our best to knock Spider-Man 2 out of the top 10. Or keep it in. Either way, it dominates as usual.

Available to stream/download now on soundcloud & iTunes!

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March 6, 2018 2018, film, retrospect, scene kid Ben Affleck, Boston Red Sox, Carlton Fisk, featured, Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant, matt damon, nicholas lay, robin williams, Set The Tape Leave a comment

Unbelievable Scenes! – “I gotta see about a girl” (Good Will Hunting)

by Nick Lay

ILT’s new Unbelievable Scenes! series continues with a look back at a powerhouse performance from the late Robin Williams as therapist Sean Maguire, as he relives the night he met his wife in Good Will Hunting, a script co-written by Williams’ co-star, Matt Damon.Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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February 20, 2018 2017, film, retrospect Beanie Feldstein, call me by your name, Greta Gerwig, lady bird, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, nicholas lay, Nick Houy, Odeya Rush, Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts Leave a comment

Review – Lady Bird

by Nick Lay

Are you one of those people who believe Greta Gerwig only received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director because she’s female? Then I reckon you haven’t actually watched Lady Bird…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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February 8, 2018 2018, film, retrospect Boogie Nights, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, featured, Hard Eight, Heather Graham, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Luis Guzman, Mark Wahlberg, nicholas lay, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Set The Tape, The Emotions, William H. Macy 1 Comment

Looking back at… Boogie Nights

by Nick Lay

20 years prior to his latest masterpiece – Phantom Thread – Paul Thomas Anderson was a rookie director making films about unusually well-endowed porn stars…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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January 23, 2018 2018, film, retrospect, scene kid Coco, disney, featured, Joan Cusack, John Lasseter, nicholas lay, Phil Collins, pixar, Randy Newman, Sarah McLachlan, Set The Tape, Tarzan, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Unbelievable Scenes!, Wayne Knight Leave a comment

Unbelievable Scenes! – When Emily Loved Jessie (Toy Story 2)

by Nick Lay

With Coco smashing it in theatres worldwide, ILT’s new Unbelievable Scenes! series continues with a look back at another musical Pixar tearjerker…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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January 7, 2018 2017, film, news Andy Serkis, disney, j.j. abrams, lupita nyong'o, rian johnson, star wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, star wars: the last jedi, the force awakens, the last jedi, the lord of the rings, the planet of the apes Leave a comment

Star Wars: Snoke Star Andy Serkis “Originally Set to Portray Maz Kanata”

by Nick Lay

The claim would appear to explain the seemingly needless CGI depiction of Snoke…

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December 20, 2017 2017, film, retrospect, review Bobby Womack, Bridget Fonda, Chris Tucker, Coffy, Elmore Leonard, Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown, Michael Keaton, Natural Born Killers, nicholas lay, Oliver Stone, Pam Grier, Pulp Fiction, quentin tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, robert de niro, Robert Forster, Rum Punch, samuel l. jackson, Set The Tape, The Brothers Johnson, The Delfonics, The Meters, Tony Scott, True Romance 1 Comment

Throwback: Jackie Brown

by Nick Lay

It’s been 20 years since the release of Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. Feeling old yet? Me too…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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December 19, 2017 2017, film, retrospect, review 2017, A Ghost Story, blade runner 2049, call me by your name, Coco, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, lady bird, last flag flying, nicholas lay, The Florida Project, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, top 10, wind river 6 Comments

ILT’s Top 10 Films of 2017!

by Nick Lay

Following a weak start to the cinematic year, 2017 came roaring back with a number of memorable flicks.

As close to a traditional list as I could get, here’s ILT’s 10 favourite reels of the year…
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