Where Is Originality In Cinema?
This is a question I have wanted to know for years: where is the originality in cinema? It feels like the great movies of the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s are long gone. I mean the level of originality … Continued
Birmingham Star City: Six charged over cinema complex brawl
Six teenagers have been charged over a brawl at an entertainment complex. Seven police officers were left with minor injuries in the disorder at Star City in Birmingham on 23 November. Those charged include a girl, 13, who is accused … Continued
Colin Firth’s Raindog Films Eyes TV Move With New Hire; Receives Backing From UK’s Creative Content EIS Fund
Raindog Movies, the UK-based manufacturing firm co-founded by Colin Firth and music trade veteran Ged Doherty, is transferring into TV, hiring author and producer Trish D Chetty. Source: https://bingepost.com/colin-firths-raindog-films-eyes-tv-move-with-new-hire-receives-backing-from-uks-creative-content-eis-fund-2/55525/
Drug-taking, sex, defecating, and youths spitting on people and jumping from cinema roof – the Lincoln car parks plagued by anti-social behaviour
There were more than 700 incidents in a year at three multi-storey car parks. People having sex and people taking drugs are included in a diary of more than 700 shameful incidents at multi-storey car parks in Lincoln. Youths riding … Continued
Great 1970s photo shows landmark buildings in heart of Derby surrounded by destruction
Many old photos we reproduce in Bygones feature buildings and street scenes that have changed beyond all recognition, having been either demolished or transformed in the name of progress… Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/nostalgia/great-1970s-photo-shows-landmark-3946134
Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations
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