formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
“Cha Cha Real Smooth,” the sophomore effort from 24-year-old filmmaker Cooper Raiff, dominated the survey in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. The movie marks Raiff’s second in two years, following his 2020 debut “Shithouse,” which … Continued
His first feature, “Diva,” a visually unusual tale, is credited with starting a new, style-focused genre of filmmaking in France. Source: Jean-Jacques Beineix, ‘Cinema du Look’ Director, Dies at 75 – The New York Times
Castle Sinister, released in 1932, was a 50 minute (4410 foot long) black and white British horror film produced by Delta Pictures that’s now classified as ‘lost media’. The film is so obscure that there is no remaining footage, stills, … Continued
Between capitalism and the push for relentlessly positive representation, scholar B. Ruby Rich fears for the future of queer filmmaking. Source: Is Hollywood Killing Radical Queer Film? | them.
Sir Kenneth Branagh has hailed the six Bafta nominations for his film Belfast as “an amazing tribute to a remarkable part of the world”. The coming-of-age film is set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and partly based on his … Continued
Pope Francis, British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the … Continued