formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The Revolution of Dignity is widely considered the starting point of the revival, or “new wave”, of Ukrainian documentary filmmaking. The need to film events on the Maidan, particularly the crimes of the security forces of the then-president, and the rapid growth … Continued
Englishman Michael Powell and Hungarian-born Emeric Pressburger were filmmakers who collaborated in an unlikely partnership for nearly 20 years from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s. They made some outstanding, expressive, and emotional films, including a range of very differently … Continued
For a director whose work has been so exhaustively celebrated, interpreted and puzzled over, Stanley Kubrick has, to date, been curiously short on biographers. Maybe because, even 25 years after his death, Kubrick’s films remain so elusive and obsessively rewatchable, … Continued
When you think of Bollywood films, generally something along the lines of romances, actions or dramas tend to come up. Horror has been and still is an extremely underrated genre in Indian cinema, and it has only been pushed into … Continued
How the newly remastered classic influenced films from “The Magnificent Seven” to “A Bug’s Life.” Source: Review: ‘Seven Samurai’ Is a World Cinema Classic, Now Newly Remastered
Birmingham has seen many of its iconic cinemas close their doors or face the wrecking ball over the years.From grand picture palaces to cosy neighbourhood theatres, these venues once brought the magic of the silver screen to countless Brummies. Source: … Continued