Monsters

Monsters

Astonishing science fiction thriller betters both Cloverfield and District 9

30 Nov 2010

(12A) 94min Young British filmmaker Gareth Edwards’ astonishing science fiction thriller combines the immersive excitement of Cloverfield with the astute political allegory of Distrtict 9, and, far from being a rip-off, is actually a much better film…

Monsters reclaims visual effects from the blockbusters - Gareth Edwards interview

Paul Gallagher talks to the director and stars of brilliant new sci-fi horror Monsters

30 Nov 2010

‘Doing visual effects for a living is like being a gynaecologist’, says Gareth Edwards, ‘when you do it every day at work, it doesn’t turn you on any more.’ So he decided to stop staring at pixels and pick up a camera. The result is Monsters, one of the…

Matt Smith faces monsters

TV Gossip

9 Oct 2010

Matt Smith faced a terrifying array of monsters at the opening night of the 'Doctor Who Live!' show yesterday (08.10.10). The actor - who plays The Doctor in the BBC One sci-fi series -children and adults alike were left quaking in their seats as…

Skeletons, The Dry Land, Get Low and Monsters among EIFF Award Winners

29 Jun 2010

Brit comedy Skeletons bagged one of the top gongs at the 64th Edinburgh International Film Festival awards. The winners were announced at Cineworld prior to the screening of Third Star at the closing Gala last weekend, with EIFF patrons Tilda…

Modern Love, Get Low, Aaron Schneider and the fragility of film-making at EIFF 2010

Edinburgh International Film Festival Blog

26 Jun 2010

Friday 25 June Friday was my last day at the Festival, and I decided to use it to take a walk off the beaten EIFF track and check out Modern Love, a short film made by a bunch of teenagers from Fife in conjunction with a company called Media…

EIFF 2010 Best of the Fest screenings

21 Jun 2010

Edinburgh International Film Festival Best of the Fest is a weekend full of screenings from the festival that have proved to be the hits of the programme among audience members, festival organisers and industry professionals. Book your tickets now at…

Monsters director Gareth Edwards and producer Graham King at EIFF

Edinburgh International Film Festival Blog

20 Jun 2010

Saturday 19 June The days, as Calvin & Hobbes astutely observed, are just packed. Saturday began with two great things: the first was Toy Story 3, which was possibly the best threequel I’ve ever seen (I’m meeting its two chief animators later today…