Mike Hodges‘ swashbuckling offbeat adventure-fantasy Flash Gordon will return to cinemas on July 31, 2020 to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Audiences will get the opportunity to see the film on the big screen at Picturehouse Central and in other select cinemas around the UK including The Luna Drive In Cinema. The film that critic Pauline … [Read more...]
Estonian and Polish Exhibitors Selected for UNIC Leadership Programme
Valeria Kurohtina from CINAMON (Estonia) and Monika Giełżecka from Multikino (Poland) are among the nine female cinema professionals selected to participate in the fourth edition of the International Union of Cinemas’ (UNIC) Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme. The 12-month mentorship programme provides one-to-one career advice and … [Read more...]
Plans for huge new cinema complex at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre officially approved
Plans for a new ten-screen multiplex cinema development in Cameron Toll have now been approved. The proposed cinema will be built as an extension to the existing Cameron Toll Shopping Centre and will include a separate restaurant, retail and GP practice. The cinema will be operated by Empire Cinemas and built on what is currently … [Read more...]
The 25 Best World War II Movies Ever Made
The way many of us first learned about World War II was inherently cinematic. A black and white dichotomy of “good guys” and “bad guys” laid before us with tales of heroic sacrifice, secrecy, and an evil, inhumane villain at the root of it all. For these reasons, WWII has held tremendous relevance in cinema—both for its compelling narrative and for … [Read more...]
Odeon releases film schedule as Scotland’s cinemas prepare to reopen this month
Cinemas are set to reopen this summer – and one major chain has revealed which movies are hitting its screens. Theatres are preparing to reopen in Scotland from July 15 onwards as the third phase of the route map out of lockdown begins. Cinema giant Odeon is gearing up to welcome back film fans at Braehead, East Kilbride and Glasgow … [Read more...]
Armageddon is about as “scientifically inaccurate” as it gets
The summer of 1998 saw the world weep in unison at tearjerker Armageddon. It told the story of a group of deep-core drillers who were sent up into space with NASA astronauts to help destroy a huge asteroid that was heading straight for Earth. But it was the love story between Ben Affleck's AJ Frost and Liv Tyler's Grace Stamper, set against … [Read more...]
