Francesca Rudkin
Over the last 15 years Francesca Rudkin has been working in the media as a film and music reviewer (NZ Herald, Breakfast TV), a television presenter and producer, and voice over artist. Recently, Francesca joined Rialto Channel as their resident blogger, allowing her to indulge in her love of world cinema. Her next challenge is to convince her young children that being a “Cinephile” is a legitimate profession.
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Monday 20 May, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
Cannes has been in full swing for 5 days now, and the obvious talking point so far has been the reviews for The Great Gatsby. The reviews for Baz Luhrmann’s visually extravagant production have ranged from scathing to glowing - I’ll let you know what I think after I’ve seen the film on Sunday evening.
The reviews are also flooding in for Sophia Coppola’s The Bling Ring, Asghar Farhadi's follow-up to A Separation, called The Past, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant and François Ozon's Jeune & Jolie. Later in the week I’ll take a closer look at the films impressing the critics so far.
Back on Rialto Channel, the month long celebration of Cannes continues…here are a few of this week’s highlights...
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Thursday 16 May, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
Recently I spoke to independent British producer Jeremy Thomas about working with David Cronenberg on films like A Dangerous Method. We also wandered into a discussion about whether it would be better for a young filmmaker to have a film in competition at Cannes, or an Oscar nomination.
Not surprisingly, although a little begrudgingly, Thomas sided with...
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Monday 13 May, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
 This week the 2013 Festival de Cannes kicks off. There’s a good chance we’ll all hear about it at some point - be it a Borat-like attention seeking stunt, incredibly expensive clothes given the thumbs up or down in magazines, or a swinging comment from an indie director about the state of the film industry.
But, more importantly, the Festival gives us a sneak peak of the films and filmmakers who will rock our world over the coming year. The highlights I have selected this week all premiered at Cannes in previous years, and we’ve been enjoying them ever since.
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Thursday 09 May, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
 This month American filmmaker, artist, author and musician Gus Van Sant is the featured director in Rialto Channel’s Directors Series, screening on Sunday evenings at 8.30pm.
Oscar nominated writer and director Gus Van Sant is an American filmmaker who made a name for himself in the late 80s and 90s by making independent films that weren’t shy in dealing with marginalised characters.
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Monday 06 May, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
I’ve just re-read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, in preparation for the Festival de Cannes opening night on the 15th May. I may have to wait until June to see Baz Luhrmann’s film myself, but I’m ready in spirit for this year’s festival. Throughout May, Rialto Channel is celebrating this prestigious festival by screening award-winning films that have premiered on the Riviera, and here are a few of my favourites showing this week.
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Thursday 02 May, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
During May, Rialto Channel is all about the Festival de Cannes. Throughout the month, I’ll be on screen introducing you to an eclectic collection of award-winning and critically-acclaimed feature films that have screened in competition at Cannes recently.
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Monday 29 April, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
The doors are open! Just occasionally on Rialto Channel, we like to share some of the award-winning and critically-acclaimed feature films and documentaries that show everyday on the channel with ALL direct, domestic SKY basic package subscribers. If you are one of these subscribers then you’ve got until April 30thto watch Rialto Channel, so tell your friends and family and enjoy the last couple of days!
Here are a few of my picks for the week...
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Friday 26 April, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
Jeremy Thomas, one of the most successful independent producers of our time, produced A Dangerous Method, and it is one of the extraordinary number of critically acclaimed, individual and daring films with which he has been involved. He’s an Academy Award winner who has spent the last forty years working with auteurs such as Cronenberg, Nagisa Oshima, Bernardo Bertolucci, Wim Wenders and Nicolas Roeg, just to name a few.
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Monday 22 April, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
Just occasionally on Rialto Channel, we like to share some of the award-winning and critically-acclaimed feature films and documentaries shows everyday with all direct, domestic SKY basic package subscribers. From April 26th to April 30th anyone with SKY* can watch Rialto Channel, and if you subscribe in April, you get your first month for half price**.
Here are a few of the highlights you’ll be able to enjoy...
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Friday 19 April, 2013 by Francesca Rudkin
No first timers make the cut this year in the Festival de Cannes lineup for films screening in competition, however, there’s plenty to get excited about here.
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