Why you should join the Manchester and Salford Film Society
“The oldest continuing volunteer film society of its kind in the UK, if not the world!” Source: Why you should join the Manchester and Salford Film Society
European Parliament Celebrates Italian Oscar Contender ‘Io Capitano’
Director Matteo Garrone and ‘Io Capitano’ writers Fofana Amara and Mamadou Kouassi attended the packed European Parliament screening of the refugee drama. “A masterpiece [that shows] migration from the migrants’ perspective, not ours.” Source: European Parliament Celebrates Italian Oscar Contender … Continued
Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a Studio Ghibli film in this fan-made Unreal Engine 5 anime, and it’s 18 minutes of pure joy
The video plays out like a cross between a mini, self-contained anime episode and a third-person video game featuring some genuinely stunning animations and renders of iconic locations. The music, composed by Marie-France Gilbert or Mosik as they’re known on … Continued
How Filmmakers Skirted the Hays Code: Sex in Cinema
From framing and blocking decisions to veiled dialogue, here’s how filmmakers got around censorship… Source: How Filmmakers Skirted the Hays Code: Sex in Cinema
From The Killer to Leon, Why Cinema Loves a Sniper
Movies, clearly, love snipers. Always have and always will. There’s something about them, in their murderous eagle-eyed efficiency — the watching and the sadism — that runs directly into the DNA of the medium. And it’s an appeal that’s unusually … Continued
Man facing trial accused of starting Belfast fire causing £3m of damage to listed building
A 20-year-old man is to stand trial accused of starting a fire that devastated a listed building in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, a judge has ordered. Patrick Gough was allegedly responsible for the blaze which caused millions of pounds worth of … Continued