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28 October 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

It's the penultimate day here at the London Film Festival, and after a packed day that included the Coens Brothers' latest (not written up here, but let's just say I was... disappointed), Dave came back to the internet to discover than Anjelica Huston and her starry little jury had been busy giving out prizes. Gladly the new top prize for Best Film (or 'Star of London') went to one of my personal favourites from the fest, the stunning A Prophet. The Road, which left me a bit cold despite the technical prowess and solid performances, was their "special mention". (In Contention has the full awards round-up.)

But enough about awards. I'll have my own set of prizes to dish out tomorrow, when I finish off my coverage with a review of the closing night gala film Nowhere Boy, but for today, three more capsules for you from across the globe. »

- Dave

7 September 2009 12:39 PM, PDT | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

Australian director Ana Kokkinos (Head On, The Book of Revelation) returns this week with a new drama that follows several groups of children and their mothers on a long, grueling night in Melbourne. Entitled Blessed, it's split into two halves -- the first focused on the children and the second returning to the situations from the perspective of their mothers. Frances O'Connor, Miranda Otto and beautiful Kate's Sophie Lowe feature in a heavy hitting drama that builds toward a hopeful catharsis. Rt caught up with Kokkinos ahead of the film's release this week. »

2 articles from 2009