formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The UK director is at the Black Nights festival with new film ‘Typist Artist Pirate King’. Source: “British filmmakers should resist becoming homogenised by the US streamers,” says Carol Morley | Features | Screen
Charles Gant assesses this year’s field for leading and supporting roles. Source: Who are the early Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the acting categories? | Features | Screen
Hollywood may be full of some of the finest actors of contemporary life, but this is not to say that each one is a complete master of their craft, susceptible to the same pitfalls as any of us mere viewers. … Continued
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where admissions have doubled since the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: How Saudi cinema-going has transformed since Covid – for the better | Features | Screen
After winning the 1998 Thalberg Award, Norman Jewison told the press backstage: “The broader the Academy reaches for artistic excellence in filmmaking, the more important it becomes. Hollywood can’t isolate itself. We’re not the only talented people in the world.” … Continued
The Red Sea Film Festival awarded Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji’s “Hanging Gardens” the Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film, the top prize of the festival’s main competition. Source: Red Sea Film Festival Crowns ‘Hanging Gardens,’ Pledges to Continue to Support … Continued