‘I filmed a movie entirely inside a prison cell’
Scottish actor Bryan Larkin says the intense experience of shooting his latest film is not one he would like to repeat in real life. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93we0lydg4o
Cottage of Bohumil Hrabal, author behind Oscar-winning Czech classic, declared national landmark
The cottage of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal in the village of Kersko, northeast of Prague, has been declared a national cultural monument by the Ministry of Culture, recognizing the site’s importance to Czech literary and cultural history. Source: https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2026/3/6/cottage-of-bohumil-hrabal-author-behind-oscar-winning-czech-classic-declared-national-landmark/
Belfast’s QFT named ‘one of the greatest cinemas in the world’
It’s a well-known and well-loved cinema in Belfast, but now Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) has been named as one of the best in the world. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gq89dydklo
U.K. Media Giants, Including BBC and Sky, Form AI Publishing Rights Coalition, Ask Global Leaders to Join to “Protect Original Journalism”
Outgoing director-general at the BBC Tim Davie, Sky News executive chairman David Rhodes, CEO at the Telegraph Media Group Anna Jones, CEO of The Guardian Anna Bateson, and CEO of the Financial Times Jon Slade published the letter on Thursday, … Continued
EE 5G+ beams film fans as holograms to Bafta red carpet
The technology was deployed at the EE Bafta Film Awards 2026 in London, allowing life-sized projections of fans from the city of Bath to conduct virtual interviews and appear in selfies. Source: https://www.avinteractive.com/territories-news/uki/holographic-film-fans-interview-stars-at-red-carpet-event-25-02-2026/
Brigitte Bardot tribute at the César awards greeted with boos
Bardot, who died in December aged 91, became arguably the most celebrated figure in postwar French cinema for films such as And God Created Woman and Contempt, but after quitting acting in the early 1970s her later years were marred … Continued