Aesthetically authentic though ultimately glitzy glamfest, recreating an era most of us would rather forget. Christian Bale plays an '80's journalist, sent from New York to England to investigate the mysterious disappearance ten years earlier of his own teenage idol, Brian Slade. Slade is a thinly-disguised David Bowie, while Ewan McGregor's character Curt Wild, whom Slade had recently taken up with, is presumably Iggy Pop. As homage to those early '70's days of silver suits and ridiculous hair, find out more...

Through a series of original, surrealist sketches, director Roy Andersson observes with empathy and wry humour the highs, lows and tragicomic happenings that effect the everyday lives of an eclectic assortment of eccentric characters. Shot with highly distinctive visual flair, comprising over forty vignettes filmed with a static camera, this original and resonant snapshot of modern life manages to be not only thought provoking and touching but also agonisingly funny. find out more...