Daniel A Nixon

Who’s Your Man? Take This Waltz Reviewed

Named after the Leonard Cohen song, Canadian actress turned writer-director Sarah Polley's second feature is about a woman torn between her husband and a new suitor. Daniel A Nixon finds that three's a crowd

Twist And Scout: Moonrise Kingdom Reviewed

Daniel A Nixon enjoys the new Wes Anderson picture, opening this Friday

Deep Cuts: Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In

Spanish film legend Pedro Almodóvar is reunited with longtime collaborator Antonio Banderas in The Skin I Live In. Daniel Nixon thinks this taut thriller about a psychotic plastic surgeon is one of Almodóvar's best.

Submarine Director Richard Ayoade Interviewed

The Quietus' Daniel Nixon speaks with the charmingly modest Richard Ayoade, of The IT Crowd and Garth Marenghi fame, whose directorial debut Submarine is out on DVD this week

The Coen Bros’ True Grit: Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld Interviewed

Daniel A Nixon sits down with Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld as they discuss father figures, eye-patches, and why Bridges' surly US Marshall is neither a John Wayne nor a Clint Eastwood prototype

Fishing for the Truth: Social Networking Doc Catfish Reviewed

The latest in a glut of films which blur the boundaries between documentary and fiction, _Catfish_ chronicles a social networking encounter too strange to be believed. Daniel Nixon thinks the film, out on DVD this week, perfectly captures the illusory nature of online relationships and all of their pitfalls, even if it stands on morally shaky ground.

Looking Through The Lens: Anton Corbijn Discusses The American

Daniel A Nixon talks to Anton Corbijn about his new film _The American_, and wonders how his aptitude for capturing the perfect still has influenced his cinematic career

Subprime Sequel: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

In Oliver Stone's _Wall Street_, Gordon Gekko embodied the reckless buccaneer capitalism of 1980s Wall Street traders but can the sequel adapt to the more complex moral gray area of the recent financial crisis? Daniel Nixon talks father figures, Faust and financial packages

Branchage 2010: Skeletons – Bringing British Films Out of the Closet

_Skeletons_, showing this week at the Branchage Film Festival, is a quirky and surreal comedy with a strong, very British pedigree. Daniel Nixon wonders why it’s so hard for the mainstream British film press to promote more homegrown gems like this.

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