formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
David Lynch once said, “films are 50 per cent visual and 50 per cent sound. Sometimes sound even overplays the visual”.He’s got a point: imagine Jaws without the dramatic ‘dun-dun’, 2001: A Space Odyssey without the visceral sound effects, or … Continued
The industry was decimated by the pandemic, with theaters shut across the country and new films delayed by Hollywood studios. But now cinemas are ready to fill up their seats again. Will audiences follow? Source: ‘It’s Magic What We Do.’ … Continued
At an in-theater event in Los Angeles, a coalition of Hollywood studios and exhibitors promoted moviegoing as the pandemic eases and the summer box office approaches. Source: Arnold Schwarzenegger Promotes Moviegoing: “We Are Back!” – The Hollywood Reporter
French culture minister Roselyne Bachelot has announced an extra €150m ($183m) in state support for France’s pandemic hit culture sector, with €80m ($97.6m) earmarked for cinema.The minister announced the extra support on Tuesday evening, on the eve of the reopening … Continued
A mother dealing with dementia finds an unexpected connection with her daughter, a group of not-yet-humans anxiously wait to be assigned a life, two sisters draw on ancestral knowledge to regenerate agriculture and a Chinese American woman is confronted by … Continued
California Film Institute celebrates film in Marin County through acclaimed events like the Mill Valley Film Festival and DocLands Documentary Film Festival, the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center’s diverse programming in San Rafael, and CFI Education’s calendar of screenings, … Continued