“Originally achieving some sort of semblance of fame as the singer-guitarist of ’80s alternative band Pop Will Eat Itself, Clint Mansell is today the man I will happily and enthusiastically call the best film score composer working today. Born in Coventry in 1963, Mansell’s work as an indie musician revealed a spirit keen to explore new ground, encompassing pop, hip-hop, electronica and rock over their 10 year existence from from ’86 to ’96…”

It is difficult to anticipate how a director whose past achievements range from the comedic School of Rock to the sharp animation A Scanner Darkly will handle an almost biographical insight into the volatile personality of the legendary Orson Welles. Cue the inclusion of Zac Efron, renowned all-singing, all-dancing teenage heartthrob, whose fame sprang from the undoubtedly cheesy High School Musical saga and we think we know what to expect from Linklater – the ‘Me’(Zac Efron) overshadowing the ‘Orson Welles’(Christian McKay), and let’s face it, we did not come to …

This season: ‘A Serious Man’, ‘Avatar 3D’, ‘Awaken the Dead’, ‘Bottle Rocket’, ‘The Cake Eaters’, ‘Choke’, ‘Ghost Town’, ‘Grosse Point Blank’, ‘Kissing Jessica Stein’, ‘Saved!’, ‘Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas’, ‘Thank You for Smoking’ and ‘Up in the Air’.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The second Keeno Kino Warwick Student Film Festival is underway and we’re looking for submissions! Deadline is 31st May and the event is planned for Week 8, Term 3. Submission details to be found here.

“I’m a third year film student trying to survive in a harsh and unforgiving universe. What I lack in talent I make up for with sheer pretentiousness. If you don’t like my film it just means you don’t understand art and probably shouldn’t be allowed to look at it by law. My work is mature and thought-provoking and powerful. I am more intelligent than you and more sexually virile.”

“I am not a tall person, but I seem shorter than I am because I tend to slouch. A chav once told me I was the prettiest girl he had seen that day, but he was probably just being nice. I worry about things and daydream excessively.”

Title: KEENO KINO
Location: Kelsey’s (upstairs), Leamington Spa, England
Date: 2010/02/08
Time: 20:00 til late
Description: A night of invigorating illusory motion created by Warwick students. Hosted by B-SIDE EMPIRE, Warwick Film Studies Society, and TapFactory. Featuring the premieres of Talking Tough In A Town Called Defiance by Daniel Andreas Neofetou and He Ain’t Pretty No More by Daniel Montanarini.

Also showing are films by …

This fortnight:‘American Psycho’, ‘An Education’, ‘Deconstructing Harry’, ‘Definitely Maybe’, ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, ‘The Invention of Lying’, ‘The King of Comedy’, ‘Let the Right One In’, ‘My Summer of Love’, ‘The Princess Diaries’, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘Wonder Boys’.

I went to the cinema a few times and got popcorn every single time…

“As a first year student of Cinematography at International Film School Sydney I have the opportunity to work with different cinematographers and directors from all of the world. It gives me huge experience to not only develop my technical skills but to work with different point of view on storytelling from a cinematography perspective.”

“This fortmonth:‘Adaptation’, ‘The Darjeeling Limited’, ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’, ‘Humpday’, ‘I Love You Beth Cooper’, ‘In Search of a Midnight Kiss’, ‘Jennifer’s Body’, ‘Paper Heart’, ‘Shopgirl’, ‘Sour Grapes’, ‘What’s Up, Doc?’, ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and ‘Where the Wild Things are’.

I went to the cinema a few times and got popcorn every single time…”

“He is a fan of Pavement, Elliott Smith, Of Montreal, Stewart Lee, scary biscuits, and watching people run for the bus. His tip for 2009 is Deep Sea Diver and a financial recession.”

” I made a short film for a national film competition when I was 17, and I won in my age group. (Granted, the second-placed film consisted solely of a close-up of a fat mouth eating cake, which cheapened the victory rather.) Since then, I’ve had an ever-growing interest in using film to tell stories and recount events in creative, ambitious and enjoyable ways…”

This edition: ‘Away We Go’, ‘Bitter Moon’, ‘Brazil’, ‘Drag me to Hell’, ‘Fish Tank’, ‘The Fearless Vampire Killers’, ‘Get Smart’, ‘Into The Wild’, ‘L.A. Confidential’, ‘Lawn Dogs’, ‘Magnolia’, ‘Margot at the Wedding’, ‘Punch-Drunk Love’, ‘Rosemary’s Baby’, ‘The Squid and the Whale, ‘True Romance’, ‘Up’ , ‘Whatever Works’ and ‘Zombieland’…”

“Dan is a second year student at Warwick, and the ex co-President of ‘Warwick TV’, the main film and television production society in the Warwick Students Union…”