formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
A little over a decade ago, a curator at the British Film Institute (BFI) discovered the oldest surviving film featuring a Charles Dickens character, “The Death of Poor Joe.” The silent film, directed by George Albert Smith in 1900, brings … Continued
The Odeon Cinema was opened in 1935 in South Chingford.The Cinema, noted for its art deco lines and dominated by a tower was said to be the best example, other than the ‘Odeon’ Leicester Square, of Andrew Mather’s rather brash … Continued
There’s a reason why Martin Scorsese called the Italian neorealist movement of the 1940s and 1950s “the most precious moment in film history,” with the era reflecting cinema’s ability to access the very heart of the human soul. Having been … Continued
Lovable good guys, mean bad guys, and characters that live somewhere in the middle helped make some of the best ‘90s movies turn into pop culture phenomena. Though there are close to 25 years of separation between us and the … Continued
From the stunning Art Deco picture halls of the 1930s to the tallest cinema in the world, Glasgow has truly cemented itself as a cinema city. Source: Glasgow’s Hollywood love affair with cinema in 11 spectacular pictures
As BFI IMAX celebrates its 25th anniversary, we look back over some highlights from the life of the UK’s biggest cinema screen… Source: 25 memorable moments from 25 years of BFI IMAX | BFI