Need a family night out and a semblance of normalcy in a period of social distancing? Enjoy a blast from the past well-suited for present circumstances -- the old-fashioned drive-in theater -- at Rooftop Cinema Club’s newest Houston location. The new drive-in movie theater officially dubbed the The Drive-In off Navigation is located at 2300 … [Read more...]
Brazilian Cinema Boosted by New Funding from Hubert Bals Fund and Brazil’s Projeto Paradiso
Brazil’s beleaguered film industry is getting some vital help from a new partnership between the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) and Brazilian non-profit Projeto Paradiso, the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced. The new alliance, designed to bolster the position of Brazilian filmmakers in the international film circuit, introduces … [Read more...]
18 “Bad” Movies From The 1990s That Are Honestly Really, Really Entertaining
We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which "bad" movies are actually pretty brilliant, and it turns out a lot of them were from the '90s. Here are the amazing results. Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kaylayandoli/bad-90s-movies-everyone-loves … [Read more...]
Tibetan New Wave Cinema
Cinema is arguably the most powerful medium to tell stories, especially in a society that faces social, cultural and political obstacles. Films are a great way to communicate the reality of the Tibetan way of life, something the world knows so little about. Due to censorship, there is a wide gap of knowledge of Tibet’s rich history and culture in … [Read more...]
Going digital: How Wonder Woman 1984 affects the theatrical experience
Film studios and movie fans alike all had eyes on Wonder Woman 1984‘s unusual release dates. The film first premiered on Dec. 16 in a handful of international theatres before debuting simultaneously in select North American theatres and the streaming service HBO Max on Dec. 25. The $200 million-budget superhero film brought in the biggest North … [Read more...]
TVO Original ‘The Forbidden Reel’ captures extraordinary efforts to preserve Afghan cinema
Co-winner of the Rogers Audience Award at Hot Docs 2020, TVO Original The Forbidden Reel is a gripping documentary from Oscar-nominated and Canadian Screen Award–winning filmmaker Ariel Nasr (Good Morning Kandahar, The Boxing Girls of Kabul), Loaded Pictures, The National Film Board of Canada, and TVO. Available for streaming on tvo.org and the TVO … [Read more...]
