A few observations on Ozu’s ‘Late Spring’…

The more I watch the exquisitely crafted, understated, finely balanced films of Yasujiro Ozu, the more enchanted I become. Mark Cousins recently hosted a live messaging session on Twitter as Film 4 screened Ozu's 1949 classic LATE SPRING. I unfortunately missed it, but managed to capture the chain of tweets here. Reading all the comments …

…eagerly awaiting the new Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Jostling for top position on my imaginary list of great living directors, with the likes of Bela Tarr, is the unique Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan. His latest film, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes last year, is finally to be released in the UK next …