formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
When you think of Bollywood films, generally something along the lines of romances, actions or dramas tend to come up. Horror has been and still is an extremely underrated genre in Indian cinema, and it has only been pushed into … Continued
How the newly remastered classic influenced films from “The Magnificent Seven” to “A Bug’s Life.” Source: Review: ‘Seven Samurai’ Is a World Cinema Classic, Now Newly Remastered
Birmingham has seen many of its iconic cinemas close their doors or face the wrecking ball over the years.From grand picture palaces to cosy neighbourhood theatres, these venues once brought the magic of the silver screen to countless Brummies. Source: … Continued
Chinatown seems to have dropped off of a lot of best-of lists altogether. Well into middle age, the film seems now to have passed its prime. Source: “Chinatown” at 50, or Seeing Oil Through Cinema | Los Angeles Review of … Continued
Now 50 years old, Chinatown is one of the all-time great crime films – and that’s partly because of a potent story based on the real history of California’s so-called “water wars”. Source: Chinatown: The real-life California scandal that inspired … Continued
A little over a decade ago, a curator at the British Film Institute (BFI) discovered the oldest surviving film featuring a Charles Dickens character, “The Death of Poor Joe.” The silent film, directed by George Albert Smith in 1900, brings … Continued