formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
What happened to Brian Brown-Easley in 2017 – when he took two hostages in an Atlanta bank claiming to have a bomb in his backpack – should not have been inevitable, but it certainly ran along some bleakly predictable rails … Continued
From German expressionist classics to golden-age Hollywood, David Bowie was a voracious and knowledgeable cinephile. In the year he would have turned 75, we explore the films that made him tick. Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/david-bowie-film-fan
New consoles that people couldn’t buy, huge titles delayed until next year — Covid wrought a strange year for gaming. Still, with player numbers booming and the continuing resurgence of the indie sector, the games industry looks set for a … Continued
In a major boost to UK film export and co-production, BFI chief executive Ben Roberts has confirmed that the £7m British Film Institute-run UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) has been renewed. Source: BFI confirms renewal of UK Global Screen Fund … Continued
Regulator asked interview panellists to be replaced as they were ‘not sufficiently independent’. Tory intrusion ‘chilling’ independence of national bodies, critics claim. Source: Watchdog stopped ministers breaching neutrality code in top BBC and BFI hires | Conservatives | The Guardian
It is easy to love the arts and culture of the ’60s, but infinitely more difficult to square that love with the politics and the mores of the era. Those, like Last Night in Soho’s protagonist, who sigh that they … Continued