Gamemakers aim to profit from loot boxes
Video game companies are being accused of harvesting cash from players. Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/makers-of-video-games-aim-profit-from-loot-boxes-6twprrkd0
Children’s Media Foundation hits out at UK government’s closure of content fund
The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) has attacked the UK government’s decision to close the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) three years after it was first introduced. Source:https://www.c21media.net/news/childrens-media-foundation-hits-out-at-uk-governments-closure-of-content-fund/
Glasgow Film Festival announce 2022 programme
After a virtual only festival in 2021, Glasgow Film Festival 2022 (GFF22) will incorporate a hybrid programme with screenings available online, but this year is all about the cinema once again welcoming audiences through their doors to immerse themselves in … Continued
We’re NOT your villains! People with facial scars and disfigurements dress up as heroes like Indiana Jones and the Black Panther in charity campaign calling for ‘equal representation of visible difference’ in the film industry
Screen baddies have often been illustrated with some kind of disfigurement. Yet a charity is calling for the film industry to embrace ‘equal representation of visible difference’ and has launched a new campaign showcasing its supporters as popular leading characters … Continued
Ann Dowd and Reed Birney on unique experience filming Mass and the future of The Handmaid’s Tale
The stars of Fran Kranz school shooter drama Mass speak about the 20-minute takes, how none of them turned to method acting and what it was like working together on The Handmaid’s Tale. Source: https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/ann-dowd-reed-birney-mass-big-rt-interview/
What Hitchcock’s Vertigo teaches us about love
The film’s twin love stories contrast two ways of understanding what tethers us to someone: personal qualities and shared history. Source: https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/agora/2022/01/what-hitchcocks-vertigo-teaches-us-about-love