formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The writer-director’s death at 82 leaves behind a legacy of impactful films, from The Last Picture Show to Mask, and also a deep love of the craft Source: Peter Bogdanovich: a loving cineaste and fearless genius of cinema | Peter … Continued
Actresses Keira Knightley and Naomie Harris have joined the Independent Standards Authority (ISA) to stop harassment and bullying in the U.K. movie and television industry. Source: Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley Join Independent Standards Authority
A ‘transphobia’ row has erupted after an expose of Stonewall by BBC presenter Stephen Nolan was nominated for a string of awards.BBC podcast Nolan Investigates: Stonewall examined the campaign group’s influence on UK institutions and was nominated in four categories … Continued
WHEN writing of the general practitioner under advisement, I mean the main character in Dr Finlay’s Casebook, the BBC adaptation that ran from 1962 to 1971 and is inscribed on the nation’s frontal lobe cortex. UK-wide, it was one of … Continued
In 1954, Nigel Kneale’s ‘sadistic’ George Orwell adaptation terrified the nation – and became TV’s first ‘watercooler’ moment. Source: How the ‘unadulterated horror’ of Peter Cushing’s Nineteen Eighty-Four broke the BBC
Streaming giants have proved highly lucrative – but a slowdown looms. Source: Britain’s booming film and TV industry strives for an encore