formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The scene from Sholay where Jaya Bachchan turns off the lanters at dawn as a young, harmonica-playing Amitabh Bachchan looks on, took three years to shoot. Source: Watch the Sholay scene between Amitabh, Jaya that took 3 years to shoot … Continued
With his brainy works of neorealism, he made films that helped establish Switzerland as a film center in the 1970s. Source: Alain Tanner, Leading Director in Swiss New Wave, Dies at 92 – The New York Times
Britain’s creative institutions are poised to compete for the most familiar faces to act as patrons – and maximise potential funding. Source: Scramble for new royal figureheads begins among Britain’s arts organisations | King Charles III | The Guardian
Corporation’s brilliant boffins have nowhere left to hide from prying management. Source: Who will save the BBC from itself now?
THE island of Tiree will welcome back the Sea Change Film Festival tomorrow to celebrate female filmmakers – and the Moomins.The festival begins with a two-day development lab at which experienced filmmakers will inspire participants. Confirmed speakers include: Melanie Iredale … Continued
Netflix has announced an official premiere date for buzzy period drama The Wonder, a psychological thriller about the tension between science and faith and what happens when desperate people are primed to believe in miracles.The film stars Academy Award nominee … Continued