formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Covid-19’s impact on the arts world has led to countless films and concerts being scrapped or postponed and theatres and galleries closed. Here’s an updating list of what’s affected so far… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-culture-arts-films-gigs-festivals-cancellations
Centre for the Moving Image proposes 11-floor building with screens, learning spaces and auditorium. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/11/edinburgh-film-festival-organisers-submit-plan-for-50m-movie-centre
The one-time Doctor Who and foil of Withnail is enjoying a surprising career second act as a practitioner of silent cinema. He explains why it’s so tricky. ‘There’s you, and there’s Frodo, and the Fonz. Then there’s Stan Lee, God … Continued
The experimental theatre company Punchdrunk is set to produce the world’s first immersive TV drama for Sky and HBO. The Third Day, starring Naomie Harris and Jude Law, will be accompanied by what has been described by its makers as an “innovative live … Continued
The making of Hollywood hits such as the latest James Bond film No Time To Die and Sam Mendes’s 1917, as well as prestige dramas such as Netflix’s The Crown and the BBC’s His Dark Materials, fuelled a record spend … Continued
Call yourself a cinephile and you’ve never heard of Alice Guy-Blaché? Don’t worry, most film-makers haven’t heard of her either. But we all should have done. In fact, there should be statues of her and cinemas named after her. At … Continued