A Christmas wish: Frida Cinema asks for donations after projector breaks down
The Frida Cinema is asking for the community’s help to offset the cost of a new projector system and fund events in the new year. Source: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/
The Midnight Movie and Nocturnal Participation
The tradition of the midnight movie is a peculiar one, highlighting the intersection between commercial and arthouse exhibitionist cinema. Typically, what starts out as a countercultural product eventually gets adopted, appropriated, and normalized by the mainstream markets. The excitement, fervor, … Continued
Regal, The Plaza & The Castle: The history of Northwich’s cinemas
Northwich had a number of cinemas. There was The Pavilion Central, The Plaza, Regal and Castle. All run by Cheshire County Cinemas at some point. The third earliest cinema, the first being the Central, was The Castle, in Castle Street, … Continued
Indonesian community tells the story of Jesus through shadow puppets
A small Indonesian community is celebrating Christmas by performing traditional shadow puppet shows about the birth of Christ as the pandemic shutters most public performances. The country has been hard-hit by Covid with the virus also disrupting the puppet group’s … Continued
Hindi cinema in 2021: From ‘83’ to ‘Sardar Udham’ and more
From navigating both theatres and streaming platforms, to star vehicles and breakthrough performances, here’s a look back at all that Bollywood had to offer during this pandemic-hit tumultuous year. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/
‘Manning the popper’: Florence cinema sees crowd of moviegoers return on Christmas Day
Many businesses close their doors for Christmas, but Julia Cinemas in Florence wasn’t one of them as crowds turned out Saturday for one of the busiest days of the year for movie theaters nationwide. Julia Cinemas closed its doors in … Continued