The Grand Jury Prize for dramatic film went to “Padre Nuestro,” a darkly troubling moral thriller about Mexican illegals in New York that its director, Christopher Zalla, described as “the prodigal son meets Cain and Abel.” “Grace Is Gone,’ ‘ about a man (John Cusack, in schlump disguise) who drives his daughters to a Florida […]
The Sundance Film Festival drew to a close on Sunday with organisers calling it a landmark year for independent film-makers who added breadth and depth to movies dealing with global issues, war and family.
Padre Nuestro wonthe jury prize for best film drama by a United States’ film-maker with a tale of a young illegal immigrant […]
Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker once again took the top acting prizes at the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the weekend.
Mirren won best actress for her role as Elizabeth II in The Queen, whilst Whitaker was named best actor for his portrayal of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Both are British films.
The road-trip comedy Little […]
