Jason Solomons
21 October 2021
Belfast’s Boys Tale is Kenneth Branagh’s Roma
JASON SOLOMONS wraps up the best of the London Film Festival.
Read the full article21 October 2021
Step inside Wes Anderson’s world
The films of Wes Anderson always boast highly detailed retro design. Now fans can put themselves directly into scenes from his new release, The French Dispatch.
Read the full article14 October 2021
The greatest European film you’ve never seen
A lost avant-garde masterpiece, supressed by the Nazis, stuns the London Film Festival and captivates JASON SOLOMONS
Read the full article07 October 2021
Ridley Road shows when Britain’s Nazis rallied together
New BBC series Ridley Road shines an uncomfortable light on the UK’s fascist revival, which took place less than 20 years after the end of the war.
Read the full article30 September 2021
The woman behind James Bond
Barbara Broccoli on film, family and Daniel Craig's farewell in No Time To Die.
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French film introduces the urban spaceman
From France comes a giant leap in tales about life on housing estates.
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Arte: a channel for Europe in the UK
The UK arrival of a European broadcasting and filmmaking powerhouse should be welcomed with open arms
Read the full article09 September 2021
Film comes back to life at the Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival brings the return of huge movies... but JASON SOLOMONS prefers European masters and a Soho surprise
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The Big Picture: A tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo
It's impossible to think of European cinema without Jean-Paul Belmondo
Read the full article27 July 2021
Whatever happened to Death In Venice’s Bjorn Andresen?
Death In Venice made him one of the most recognisable faces on the planet. "That was when the madness started," says Bjorn Andresen today
Read the full article22 July 2021
Canned Heat: How the film festival returned with flesh and sex
The film festival defies the pandemic with plenty of touching, flesh and sex
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02 July 2021
The 50 greatest European films
Some surprise choices - and some usual suspects missing - as Jason Solomons selects the 50 greatest European movies
Read the full article29 June 2021
Another Round: Cheers and tears in Mads Mikkelsen booze drama
Mads Mikkelsen's drinking comedy Another Round is set for a Hollywood remake after winning the Oscar for Best International Film
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12 June 2021
The channel between us: After Love’s journey through Dover and Calais
16 March 2021
The documentary that made me realise I was wrong about Woody Allen
02 March 2021
The politics of Pele: How he stayed aloof of his country’s dictatorship
