Inspired by director Elliott Hasler’s great-grandfather’s own experiences, WWII: The Long Road Home depicts an escaped British Pow’s epic battle for survival whilst on the run in war-torn Italy, as his wife and young son anxiously await news in England. Check out this trailer:
Completed when Hasler was just sixteen years old, this impressive debut was shot across five countries and spent three years in production.
Elliott Hasler is the UK’s youngest film director, having completed his first feature, ‘Charlie’s Letters’, aged 16 years after a 3 year production. ‘Charlie’s Letters’, screened at the Edinburgh Festival and was shown on the Brighton Big Screen alongside ‘T2 Trainspotting’ and ‘La La Land,’ received critical acclaim and was lauded by critics as a “miracle,” with Culture Trip’s Graham Fuller citing Hasler as “the next Spielberg”.
His latest film is the short, ‘To Hunt a Tiger,’ which stars...
Completed when Hasler was just sixteen years old, this impressive debut was shot across five countries and spent three years in production.
Elliott Hasler is the UK’s youngest film director, having completed his first feature, ‘Charlie’s Letters’, aged 16 years after a 3 year production. ‘Charlie’s Letters’, screened at the Edinburgh Festival and was shown on the Brighton Big Screen alongside ‘T2 Trainspotting’ and ‘La La Land,’ received critical acclaim and was lauded by critics as a “miracle,” with Culture Trip’s Graham Fuller citing Hasler as “the next Spielberg”.
His latest film is the short, ‘To Hunt a Tiger,’ which stars...
- 2/19/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Almost exactly one year since it began its theatrical release in the United States, Bong Joon Ho‘s Parasite is arriving on The Criterion Collection. The Best Picture winner leads their October 2020 lineup, and for those who bought the standard Blu-ray edition earlier this year, you can now plan to give it to a friend as the disc is packed with extras.
Among the special features is the black-and-white version of the film, an audio commentary by Bong Joon Ho and critic Tony Rayns, a feature on the New Korean Cinema movement featuring Bong and Park Chan Wook, a storyboard comparison and more.
Also part of the October lineup is Stephen Frears’ crime drama The Hit, starring Terence Stamp, the Gregory Peck-led western The Gunfighter, John Berry’s Claudine, which features an Oscar-nominated performance by Diahann Carroll, and a new restoration of the Jean-Luc Godard classic Pierrot le fou.
Among the special features is the black-and-white version of the film, an audio commentary by Bong Joon Ho and critic Tony Rayns, a feature on the New Korean Cinema movement featuring Bong and Park Chan Wook, a storyboard comparison and more.
Also part of the October lineup is Stephen Frears’ crime drama The Hit, starring Terence Stamp, the Gregory Peck-led western The Gunfighter, John Berry’s Claudine, which features an Oscar-nominated performance by Diahann Carroll, and a new restoration of the Jean-Luc Godard classic Pierrot le fou.
- 7/15/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
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