Retrospective 2015 – A Year in Film

October

An Autumnal Mix

Image sources: Netflix, Film4 & Sony Pictures

The strong movie release train continued to pick up steam in October as filmmakers scrambled from film festival to festival in the long award season lead-up to the Oscars.

As a result we were treated to some of the more interesting releases of the year, from the extraordinarily harrowing Netflix movie distribution debut with child soldier drama ‘Beasts of no Nation’, to Guillermo del Toro’s visually stunning Gothic horror/romance ‘Crimson Peak’ and the most unique film we’ve seen in years in the form of Colin Farrell’s dystopian comedy/romance ‘The Lobster’.

October also meant the release of British women’s rights biographical period drama ‘Suffragette’ and the visually stunning Robert Zemeckis high-wire adventure ‘The Walk’. October in the UK also signaled the arrival of the long awaited return of Daniel Craig’s 007 in the 24th “Bond” outing ‘S.P.E.C.T.R.E’.

And the award goes to…

Tinseltown in the Old Smoke

The international movie festival & awards circuit moved through swinging London in October for the ever expanding London Film Festival (LFF), brought to us by the British Film Institute (BFI).

Some 240 films from over 70 countries were showcased over 12 days of screenings and glamorous galas, culminating in a small but growing closing night prize ceremony, here are this year’s big winners;

Best Film Award

‘Chevalier’ (Greece), director Athina Rachel Tsangari

Sutherland Award- Best First Feature

‘The Witch’ (Canada/USA), director Robert Eggers

Grierson Award- Best Documentary

‘Sherpa’ (Australia/Nepal), director Jennifer Peedom

Best Short Film Award

‘An Old Dog’s Diary’ (India), director Shai Heredia

BFI Fellowship

Cate Blanchett

Those We Lost

Image source: Eureka, AP and Getty Images

October signaled the passing of “golden age” Hollywood star & screen legend Maureen O’Hara (95) (The Quiet Man, How Green Was My Valley) and fellow classic era actress Joan Leslie (90) (Sergeant York, High Sierra), as well as film producer Larry Brezner (73) (Good Morning Vietnam, The Vanishing).

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