formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The 1982 film was rejected by its conservative financiers but had an influential afterlife at cinemas such as the Scala in King’s Cross. A restored print is showing in London this month. Source: ‘Porn is the most conservative business I … Continued
Ceremony gives French president moment of glory in company of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he delivers on promise to restore cathedral. Source: Notre Dame rises from the ashes at last: world leaders join embattled Macron for grand reopening … Continued
Inside the koothambalam (temple theatre) at Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, Marianna De Sanctis peers closely at an old film reel, using cleaning agents and tapes to return it to its old glory. Gathered in rapt attention around her are … Continued
Workmen have embarked on the remarkable restoration of a Grade II listed cinema 80 years after it almost destroyed during the blitz of WW2. The National Picture Theatre in Hull, East Yorks., was badly damaged during a Luftwaffe air raid … Continued
Restored by BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, Horace Ové’s 1975 feature screens as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s ode to mid-century Black British cinema. Source: ‘Pressure’ 4K Restoration Trailer: Horace Ové’s Black British Feature
World premiere restoration courtesy of Warner Bros. Classics. Restored by Warner Bros. in collaboration with the Film Foundation. Source: “The Searchers” Restored by Warner Brothers and Released in 70mm