Mike Figgis

Gideon Koppel's documentary Sleep Furiously begins with a town crier in full regalia walking through open countryside, two mutts trotting at his heels. If you wanted to be pessimistic or disparaging, you might see this image as a metaphor for... ... Full Article

Now, this movie could have been a real bore---especially because of the sheer amount of times we've seen stories like this play out---but the route this flick takes to change things up is just enough to make it all quite... ... Full Article

The London Film Festival opened last week and runs through to the end of the month.How's it been going so far? The Observer 's Jason Solomons hits a few of the highlights, while the Guardian 's Xan Brooks looks... ... Full Article

A 480-page reference book may not be anyones idea of a cool and breezy summer read but 10 Bad Dates with DeNiro is a book to obtain and keep on ones nightstand or easy-to-reach shelves for years to come, especially... ... Full Article

The Wackness , AMC Village VII, 7 p.m. Hotel Gramercy Park , AMC Village VII, 4:45 p.m. The wacky New York City-centric documentary Hotel Gramercy Park had a big splashy premiere over the weekend, but this afternoon has a more... ... Full Article

RT Obscura , the exclusive column by renowned critic Kim Newman, sees the writer plumbing the depths of the RT archive in search of some forgotten gems. ... Full Article