Articles By: Robin Yacoubian
Robin Yacoubian resides in Richmond, London and has done so now for a very short time. He has always had an appetite for film that borders on unhealthy, with sci-fi, action, adventure and world cinema being particularly good bait. If asked what his favourite film was he would always reply "Not the Shawshank Redemption". Not that it is a bad film… far from it... just not his favourite.
Make an 88 second short for Silent House
The independent film makers network Shooting People have teamed up with StudioCanal to launch a short film competition for the release of Silent House. Silent House, the new horror film starring Elizabeth Olsen based on the Uruguayan film La casa Muda, was released in cinemas last Friday. The winning...
May 11th, 2012 | News | Read More
Win soulmate themed DVD bundle
Searching for a soulmate? Or do they even exist? To celebrate the release of Vanessa Paradis’s new film CAFE DE FLORE, in cinemas on 11 May, Momentum Pictures are offering a soulmate-themed DVD bundle of THE YOUNG VICTORIA, THE PAINTED VEIL and DEAR JOHN. From the director of C.R.A.Z.Y and The...
May 7th, 2012 | Competitions | Read More
Win an Action-Packed DVD Bundle with Jason Statham’s new film ‘SAFE’!
Packed with spectacular action sequences and bone crunching fights, SAFE explodes into cinemas May 4. Jason Statham stars as ex-Government agent Luke Wright who over the course of one harrowing night tears a swath through NY city’s corrupt underworld in order to save a young girls life and redeem his...
May 1st, 2012 | Competitions | Read More
World Premiere of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Trailer
On Sunday, 29th April during the penultimate episode of Homeland on Channel 4, the World exclusive of Ridley Scott’s new Prometheus trailer will air in the first ad break, followed by viewers Twitter responses. The trailer will be broadcast at around 9.10pm after which viewers will be invited to interact...
April 27th, 2012 | News | Read More
Win Premiere tickets to Piggy
Piggy, starring Martin Compston (The Disappearance of Alice Creed), Paul Anderson (The Firm) and Neil Maskell (Kill List), is out in cinemas on 4 May 2012. To celebrate we have a pair of tickets to give away to the London Premiere on 1st May. Joe (Martin Compston) is a mild mannered young man bored...
April 21st, 2012 | Competitions | Read More
Win Premiere tickets to Jason Statham’s new film ‘SAFE’!
Packed with spectacular action sequences and bone crunching fights, SAFE explodes into cinemas May 4 and we are giving one lucky reader and a friend the chance to go to the London Premiere and see it before anyone else on April 30th. Jason Statham stars as ex-Government agent Luke Wright who over the...
April 16th, 2012 | Competitions | Read More
International Buddhist Film Festival
The International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF) kicks off in London at the Apollo Piccadilly Circus tomorrow and runs until the 15th April. The diverse programme will showcase more than a dozen feature films and documentaries, most of which are European and UK premieres – from a Thai murder mystery...
April 10th, 2012 | Feature, Spotlight | Read More
Arrow Films releases Samsara in UK & Ireland
Samsara is the sensational follow-up to the multi- award-winning Baraka – from acclaimed film-makers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson Arrow Films announce their plan to release SAMSARA across cinema screens in the UK and Ireland on 7th September 2012. SAMSARA is the next cinematic masterpiece since the...
April 4th, 2012 | News | Read More
International Buddhist Film Festival kicks off next week
The International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF) returns to London this Spring, bringing a compelling selection of Buddhist cinema to the capital from 11-15 April 2012 at the Apollo Piccadilly Circus. The diverse programme will showcase more than a dozen feature films and documentaries, most of which...
April 4th, 2012 | News | Read More
The Dictator Trailer
Here is the trailer for the new Sacha Baron Cohen comedy, The Dictator. About the heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed…
April 4th, 2012 | News | Read More
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rachelandbella: liked love the comps...
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Kevin Matthews: Haha, for some reason I LOVE this pic that you've chosen, Robin. Well selected, sir. :-)... -
Tue Sorensen: And, the giraffe belly at the end is obviously fake......
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Patrick Gamble: saw this at Berlin, a friend basically described the synopsis as - Girl dreams of touching a giraffe's belly - 90 gruell... -
Tue Sorensen: :-) OK, I don't even know that word! Can you give me a couple of examples of where it has been used?...
