formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Widely regarded as some of the best films of all time, Yasujirō Ozu’s quiet family dramas still resonate deeply in our era of COVID-19 and content oversaturation. Source: Why Yasujirō Ozu’s Films Are Still Relevant Today | Cinema Escapist
Notwithstanding state censorship and limited resources, Iran’s rich legacy of humanistic cinema is flourishing, often tackling sensitive social and cultural themes. Source: The poetic humanism of Iranian cinema : New Frame
On the 25th anniversary of her debut film Iruvar, here’s revisiting Aishwarya Rai’s gracious comments about director Mani Ratnam, and how J Jayalalithaa herself thought the actor would be the perfect choice to play her on screen. Source: Iruvar turns … Continued
Waverley Steps follows a typical Sunday in Edinburgh overlapping tales of locals and visitors as they date, drink, shop and get by in 1948. Source: Life in post-war Edinburgh revealed in fascinating 1940s footage – Edinburgh Live
UNIC, the trade body representing the interests of cinema operators across 39 European territories, has today issued a statement expressing its solidarity not just with Ukrainian exhibitors but also the Ukrainian people as they look to repel the attack on … Continued
The character played by Chaplin in The Great Dictator said that she “didn’t want to be emperor”. But what did the artist who owns one of the world’s most recognizable faces want, or what was he? Where did he “walk”? … Continued