![Austin To Boston: The man who crashed more than 50 music festivals and then made a documentary about it is expanding beyond fake wristbands for his followup - in which London's Communion label take artists Ben Howard, The Staves and Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett (also label boss) on a tour across the US in VW campervans.]()
Austin To Boston: The man who crashed more than 50 music festivals and then made a documentary about it is expanding beyond fake wristbands for his followup - in which London's Communion label take artists Ben Howard, The Staves and Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett (also label boss) on a tour across the US in VW campervans.
![Flow: Starring real life MC Kian Rosenberg Larsson in his debut acting role, Flow tells the story of a talented rapper who uses hip hop music as a means to escape his]()
Flow: Starring real life MC Kian Rosenberg Larsson in his debut acting role, Flow tells the story of a talented rapper who uses hip hop music as a means to escape his "dead-end life." If you think that sounds like a whole load of cliches, you'd be very right - but early reviews suggest this is much better than it looks on paper.
![The Possibilities Are Endless: In 2005 Edwyn Collins, the lead singer of Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, suffered a stroke that left him devoid of his memory and almost all of his speech - all he could say was]()
The Possibilities Are Endless: In 2005 Edwyn Collins, the lead singer of Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice, suffered a stroke that left him devoid of his memory and almost all of his speech - all he could say was "yes", "no", "Grace Maxwell" and "the possibilities are endless." This extraordinarily moving film, with original music from Collins, documents his recovery.
![Eden: Directed by Mia Hansen-Love, this French film is a fictionalised account of the rise of French house music in the 1990s - a movement that spawned Daft Punk. Look out for Frances Ha's Greta Gerwig amongst the (probably) unfamiliar French faces.]()
Eden: Directed by Mia Hansen-Love, this French film is a fictionalised account of the rise of French house music in the 1990s - a movement that spawned Daft Punk. Look out for Frances Ha's Greta Gerwig amongst the (probably) unfamiliar French faces.
![Bjork, Biophilia Live: Your chance to watch the brilliant, bonkers final concert from Bjork's Biophilia tour. With a voiceover from David Attenborough and trippy, geological imagery, this is a concert that was born to be seen on a cinema screen.]()
Bjork, Biophilia Live: Your chance to watch the brilliant, bonkers final concert from Bjork's Biophilia tour. With a voiceover from David Attenborough and trippy, geological imagery, this is a concert that was born to be seen on a cinema screen.
![Tokyo Tribe: This looks truly and wonderfully bizarre. It's director Sion Sono's Japanese martial arts rap musical, which tells the story of a tribe war through very little dialogue and a lot of hip-hop. Like West Side Story, but not at all.]()
Tokyo Tribe: This looks truly and wonderfully bizarre. It's director Sion Sono's Japanese martial arts rap musical, which tells the story of a tribe war through very little dialogue and a lot of hip-hop. Like West Side Story, but not at all.
![Nas, Time Is Illmatic: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nas' hugely influential Illmatic album, this documentary takes us from Nas' childhood with a jazz musician father to his place within the burgeoning hip hop scene in New York City. It also features interviews with artists keen to pay tribute to Nas, including Pharrell and Alicia Keys.]()
Nas, Time Is Illmatic: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nas' hugely influential Illmatic album, this documentary takes us from Nas' childhood with a jazz musician father to his place within the burgeoning hip hop scene in New York City. It also features interviews with artists keen to pay tribute to Nas, including Pharrell and Alicia Keys.
![Men, Women & Children: The newest offering from Jason Reitman, director of Juno and Up In The Air, Men, Women & Children marks the scoring debut of electronic music producer Bibio. On a side note, it also has a ridiculously strong cast including Ansel Elgort, Jennifer Garner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Adam Sandler and Dean Norris.]()
Men, Women & Children: The newest offering from Jason Reitman, director of Juno and Up In The Air, Men, Women & Children marks the scoring debut of electronic music producer Bibio. On a side note, it also has a ridiculously strong cast including Ansel Elgort, Jennifer Garner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Adam Sandler and Dean Norris.
![Whiplash: Starring Miles Teller as an ambitious, talented young dummer who is mentored by a ferocious instructor, Whiplash features original jazz songs from Tim Simonec as well as classics from Duke Ellington and Stan Getz. It took home the top audience and grand jury awards in the US drama category at Sundance this year, so could be a genuine highlight at the LFF.]()
Whiplash: Starring Miles Teller as an ambitious, talented young dummer who is mentored by a ferocious instructor, Whiplash features original jazz songs from Tim Simonec as well as classics from Duke Ellington and Stan Getz. It took home the top audience and grand jury awards in the US drama category at Sundance this year, so could be a genuine highlight at the LFF.