Local films soar to record 40% share at Danish box office in 2025
3.7m tickets sold for Danish films – the highest level in a decade. Source: Local films soar to record 40% share at Danish box office in 2025 | News | Screen
The six best films by Rob Reiner
HE HAD A tremendous golden streak. Rob Reiner (pictured above), who died on December 14th, aged 78, began his directing career with a decade of consistently superb work. He made seven films between 1984 and 1992, and each of them … Continued
Cinema and anti-tank defence may go on Coventry heritage list
An old cinema and a wartime anti-tank structure could be added to a city’s list of heritage assets.The Astoria, which opened as the Broadway Cinema in Earlsdon, Coventry, in 1922 and the Blacker Bombard spigot mortar, along the city’s Oxford … Continued
Rosa von Praunheim, provocative pioneer of gay cinema, dies aged 83
Rosa von Praunheim, a key figure of the New German Cinema movement who made taboo-breaking films about queer life and scandalised the country when he outed German celebrities on live TV, has died aged 83. Source: Rosa von Praunheim, provocative … Continued
Why Moving the Oscars to YouTube is Great for the Awards Show
The Academy just made the boldest move in its 100-year history, and it’s exactly what cinema needs. Source: Why Moving the Oscars to YouTube is Great for the Awards Show
Afghanistan’s historic Ariana cinema torn down by Taliban – in pictures
A renowned Kabul cinema that for decades attracted the city’s film fans is being demolished to make way for a shopping mall. Source: Afghanistan’s historic Ariana cinema torn down by Taliban – in pictures | Afghanistan | The Guardian