The title of fourth of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe films, Alex Wheatle, practically begs of an addendum: It could just as well start with The Miseducation Of. Or, rather, reeducation. The Alex Wheatle that we meet up top, played by Sheyi Cole, is a man who at one point knew almost nothing. He doesn’t know how to take care of his hair. He doesn’t know about Babylon — which is to say, a Britain whose prime quality is its imperial evil. He doesn’t know about cops and why to avoid them,...
- 12/15/2020
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
The Hollywood star on playing trailblazing British police officer Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, life after Star Wars, and why he’ll always be a London boy
On my radar: poet Jay Bernard’s cultural highlights
When John Boyega was young, the church services he attended on the Old Kent Road in south London could stretch to six or seven hours. So sometimes, instead of praying, he would close his eyes, tuck his head between his knees and dream about where he wanted his life to go. “That was the place for me to have an imagination,” he says.
Now, at 28, those childhood daydreams have come true. The early years spent in church, theatre school and local raves across south London have given way to the dazzling successes of Hollywood blockbusters such as Star Wars and Pacific Rim: Uprising, which was produced by his own London-based production company,...
On my radar: poet Jay Bernard’s cultural highlights
When John Boyega was young, the church services he attended on the Old Kent Road in south London could stretch to six or seven hours. So sometimes, instead of praying, he would close his eyes, tuck his head between his knees and dream about where he wanted his life to go. “That was the place for me to have an imagination,” he says.
Now, at 28, those childhood daydreams have come true. The early years spent in church, theatre school and local raves across south London have given way to the dazzling successes of Hollywood blockbusters such as Star Wars and Pacific Rim: Uprising, which was produced by his own London-based production company,...
- 11/15/2020
- by Aniefiok Ekpoudom
- The Guardian - Film News
Lgbt festival to close with documentary Out To Win; Rocky Horror to screen at BFI Imax.
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
- 2/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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