formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Disney World has long been touted as a place where dreams come true, which in reality was only the case if your subconscious mind had been plagued by visions of queues, tourists, crying children, depressed teenagers in unwieldy costumes and … Continued
A recently unearthed interview with an old friend recalls how the actor was looked after by a kindly ‘foster mother’ who made sure he did the right thing. Source: How comic genius Charlie Chaplin survived his hungry childhood | Charlie … Continued
From Cyrano to The Last Duel, the world of medieval chivalry is big on screen – and its preoccupation with appearances isn’t so far from our own. Source: Romance, 14th-century style: why cinema has fallen for courtly love | Romance … Continued
Frank Sinatra stars in red scare thriller as a mind-controlled soldier suffering from intense, hallucinogenic nightmares Source: The Manchurian Candidate: one of cinema’s greatest paranoid thrillers still resonates | Culture | The Guardian
A single mother’s life has to navigate religious and legal strictures when her teenage daughter becomes pregnant. Source: Lingui: The Sacred Bonds review – powerful abortion drama from Chad | World cinema | The Guardian
Pat Collins turns his gaze on dance and theatre troupe Teac Damsa in this fragmentary but inventive documentary. Source: The Dance review – emotional study of Irish performers’ work in progress | Film | The Guardian