Amelia Butterly

Amelia Butterly is a journalist and writer currently working at the BBC. Her work has been featured both on a number of websites and in a variety of publications.

Date Night

Date Night

11th September 2010

The premise of this film is nothing new. A suburban couple, set in their ways, decide to head to the big city to spice up things up and meet with disaster.

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

18th July 2010

Adapting any novel is a challenge; faithful readers can be very demanding, wanting films to live up to their high expectations.

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Armored

Armored

29th May 2010

While fervent action fans should be pleased with the amount of guns, blood and explosions it is really only these and the occasional good performance that lends merit to Armored.

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In The Loop

In The Loop

23rd August 2009

Politicians lie, cheat, ass-kiss and then lie some more, just to get ahead. And there you have the basic premise to Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop.

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The Scarlet Tunic

The Scarlet Tunic

30th July 2009

The Scarlet TunicOpening with swathes of Dorset countryside, men in military uniforms and the requisite curly-headed English rose, The Scarlet Tunic sets itself up to be a proper historical romance.

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The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

12th May 2009

With the extravagant lengths director Chris Carter went to in order to hide the plot and the promise that I didn’t need to be a die-hard fan of the TV series, I was quite optimistic about enjoying X-Files: I Want To Believe.

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Into Africa: The Making of Baobab

Into Africa: The Making of Baobab

8th October 2012

by director Jeremy Teicher

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American Neo-realism: Robert Redford, Sundance, and London

American Neo-realism: Robert Redford, Sundance, and London

17th June 2012

by award-winning screenwriter and producer, Dr. Garth Twa.

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La Grande Illusion and its journey to safety

La Grande Illusion and its journey to safety

7th April 2012

Dr. Garth Twa takes an in-depth look at La Grande Illusion – a revolutionary milestone of visual art.

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The working-class have been purged from our screens. It’s time to put them back.

The working-class have been purged from our screens. It’s time to put them back.

20th June 2011

by Owen Jones, author of ‘Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class’.

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Scream 4 more?

Scream 4 more?

18th April 2011

by Frightfest founder Alan Jones

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Some things are better left on the page

Some things are better left on the page

11th March 2011

by Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish.

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Crowning glory for The King’s Speech

Crowning glory for The King’s Speech

28th February 2011

There were few surprises at this years Academy Awards as The King’s Speech took the top awards on the night.

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