National Cinema Day paused for 2025
Cinema First, organisers of the one-day annual initiative, hope to see it return next year. Source: National Cinema Day paused for 2025 | News | Screen
Jeremy Thomas on Missing Cinema’s Golden Age, Hating Harvey Weinstein
The legendary producer — an Oscar winner for 1987’s ‘The Last Emperor’ — also spoke about hating Harvey Weinstein at an Edinburgh Film Festival session: “I took [it to] a shocking level of rudeness.” Source: Jeremy Thomas on Missing Cinema’s Golden Age, … Continued
Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Has 2 Films in Sarajevo’s Competition and Likes Cinema to Cause Debate: “We Need Dialogue More Than Ever”
“For me, it’s very important for cinema to have something to say,” the woman behind ‘Dracula’ and much more tells THR. “The challenges are so complex because the one-sided perspectives are dominating.” Source: ‘Dracula’: Romania Producer Ada Solomon 3 Films … Continued
Terence Stamp, Brooding Legend of British Cinema, Dies at 87
The actor earned an Oscar nom for his first film, ‘Billy Budd,’ was menacing in ‘Superman,’ ‘The Limey’ and ‘The Collector’ and romanced Julie Christie on and off the screen. Source: Terence Stamp Dead: ‘Billy Budd,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Priscilla’ Actor Was … Continued
Cineworld pulls in 300,000 UK cinemagoers with family-film ticket scheme
The £1-per-ticket initiative is on track to pass 500,000 admissions by the end of the summer. Source: Cineworld pulls in 300,000 UK cinemagoers with family-film ticket scheme | News | Screen
‘It took a big hit for the studio’: How dark and daring gamble The Black Cauldron became a notorious Disney flop
Instead of being the film that would take Disney to new heights, The Black Cauldron has become known as the film that nearly took down the company. That perception seems to have first emerged in a 2010 Slate article, which … Continued