formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Inside the 80-year rivalry that made the world’s favorite instant camera brand possible. Source: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/film-cameras/the-curious-tale-of-how-fujifilm-instax-cameras-survived-a-brutal-patent-war-to-become-an-instant-success-selling-over-100-million-cameras
Early motion picture company Essanay was the Disney of its day, making 2,000 films. Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/vintage-chicago-tribune-essanay-oscars/
As the Oscar-winning Coen brothers classic reaches its three decade anniversary, stars of the film discuss the stories behind its production. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/08/the-making-of-fargo-at-30
Frank Serpico was shot on 3 February 1971, after exposing corruption in the NYPD. Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260130-the-policeman-who-inspired-al-pacinos-serpico
Twenty years ago, the race-relations drama beat Brokeback Mountain to win best picture, in perhaps the awards’ most controversial decision ever. People including the film’s co-writer reflect on what happened. Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260303-how-crash-pulled-off-the-most-shocking-win-in-oscars-history
“Today a technological storm is raging, the result of which will be the ultimate democratization of the cinema.” So reads one of the many pronouncements of Dogme 95’s opening salvo—a manifesto that the movement’s cofounder, Lars von Trier, distributed on … Continued