formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The latest strong Irish showing amid the dazzle and glitz of this year’s Academy Awards was no flash in the pan. Source: Irish Times view on Irish Oscar successes: flowering of a confident cinema culture – The Irish Times
In the late 1960s, when black actors still struggled for mainstream recognition, Sidney Poitier, who has died in the Bahamas at the age of 94, managed to become the biggest star in Hollywood. It remains a remarkable accomplishment. Source: … Continued
The director of a large cinema group has called on the Government to immediately clarify when cinemas can reopen. Minister for Culture Catherine Martin outlined what she described as the “first steps in our plan for reopening” the cultural sector … Continued
Richard Curtis rarely rewatches Four Weddings and a Funeral. “There isn’t a natural circumstance where I say, ‘I’ll tell you what I’ll do for the next two hours, see one of my films.’” Partly, it is due to knowing the … Continued
Hold on tight. Another useless film from somebody else’s adolescence has been declared a classic. We have, in this place, already written about the series of ho-hum 1980s flicks — The Goonies stands out — that have gained underserved protected … Continued
Entertainment industry investor Mike Ormonde is understood to have taken control of UK cinema advertising group Pearl & Dean, which was previously bought out by Dermot Hanrahan’s Wide Eye Media in 2015. Source: UK cinema advertising group passes between Irish … Continued