More Thanks for 'Welcome' and I hear 'Seraphine' is a Must See too

I would like to second 'Captain Finborough's' comments regarding Welcome. I went to it not knowing what to expect and came out of the cinema moved by the story, the subtle performances, and the quiet way it took us through a fraught and current human predicament -- immigration/migration. Thanks to Borderlines for bringing this to our screens. I've also heard that Seraphine is another one not on the mainstream awards lists, but that a gem nevertheless. So time to go order another ticket...

Outstanding performances

The nominations for the 2010 Oscars were announced a week ago and with the awards ceremony itself falling on Sunday 7 March, the eve of International Women's Day, there's plenty of kudos for female contenders.

Not only might Kathryn Bigelow turn out to be the first ever woman to win the Best Director for The Hurt Locker but Carey Mulligan, the young star of An Education, has been nominated in the Best Actress category for her portrayal of a schoolgirl high on hedonism in '60s London.







Both female leads from Up in the Air, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick, are in the running for the Best Supporting Actress Award. They play two very different high-fliers whom George Clooney (also nominated for Best Actor) encounters as 'travelling light' management consultant, Ryan Bingham.

Oscars aside, it's worth highlighting two fantastic performances from Belgian-born actress, Yolande Moreau, in films showing at The Courtyard Hereford during Borderlines 2010. In Seraphine she's a simple maid with an unshakeable conviction that Virgin Mary has given her the impulse to paint.






A very different role for Moreau in Louise-Michel where she's a foul-mouthed woman leading a female revolt, with many convoluted, anarchistic and hilarious plot twists, against their factory boss. One screening only for this so don't miss it!