France’s Lumiere Festival to Honor Michael Mann
Mann, a director “straight out of Hollywood mythology,” will receive this year’s Lumiere award. Source: France’s Lumiere Festival to Honor Michael Mann
BFI and CNC Sign Deal to Boost U.K.-France Film Cooperation
The British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) have inked a comprehensive Moving Image Cooperation Agreement, marking a significant step toward deeper collaboration between the U.K. and French screen industries. Source: BFI … Continued
‘History’s most devastating document of war’: the simple yet graphic details of the Bayeux tapestry
Hand-stitched depiction of Battle of Hastings pulls viewers into story of friendship and betrayal, vengeance and despair. Source: ‘History’s most devastating document of war’: the simple yet graphic details of the Bayeux tapestry | Textile art | The Guardian
‘It was the peak of the flower power era’: The story of the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970
Almost 55 years ago, Michael Eavis hosted the first of his legendary music festivals. In 1970, the BBC visited his Somerset dairy farm to find out what made it unique. Source: ‘It was the peak of the flower power era’: … Continued
‘People here are as strong as concrete’: the stunning architecture of war-torn Kharkiv
A new architectural guidebook was written as a love letter to the Ukrainian city – then Russia started bombing it. How will this home to Tetris-like offices and daring curved cinemas be rebuilt? Source: ‘People here are as strong as … Continued
Too Much: What film and TV get wrong about London
Films and TV shows have created a glamorous “Notting Hill” version of the UK’s capital city. A new Lena Dunham series pokes fun at the stereotypes Americans believe about the country. Source: Too Much: What film and TV get wrong … Continued