Retirement community planned for old ABC cinema site in Tunbridge Wells town centre
ABC cinema site in Tunbridge Wells has been deserted since 2000. Source: https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/retirement-community-planned-old-abc-6406479
‘No culture, no future’: Belgian artists decry virus rules
Thousands of Belgian performers, cinema operators, event organizers and others joined together Sunday to protest the government’s decision to close down the country’s cultural life to stem the spread of the surging omicron variant. Source: https://www.sasktoday.ca/the-mix/no-culture-no-future-belgian-artists-decry-virus-rules-4900567
A Steamy Love Letter to Cinema Flirts With the Netflix Most-Watched List
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Pushpa The Rise, Shyam Singha Roy, Cinema Bandi: The best of Telugu cinema in 2021
2021 was rather a slow year for the Telugu film industry when it came to experimenting with themes and storytelling techniques. It was particularly disappointing given that Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada industries upped the ante in expanding the definition of … Continued
50 Years Ago: A Year of ‘Shock Cinema’ Comes to a Bloody End
The first of these was The French Connection on Oct. 7. Director William Friedkin returned to his roots as a documentary filmmaker to explore the dark side of policing and violence. On the surface, it’s a stripped-down story about a … Continued
The 10 Best Films Of 2021, According To Sean O’Connell
This year did feel like a return to a standard release calendar, at least compared to 2020. And when scanning the landscape of viable candidates, there were a lot more than 10 movies I wanted to single out. But these … Continued