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Between 1910 and 1979 the newsreels, released twice a week in British cinemas, gave millions their picture of national and world events. They have now preserved an invaluable record of life and news in the...
The Reader brings together over forty key texts on the British newsreels, from their silent beginnings to their revival as the ingredient of television documentaries. The texts come from trade-papers,...
1972. West Germany. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre, Wrath of God). Directed by Werner Herzog. Starring Klaus Kinski, Cecilia Rivera, Ruy Guerra, Peter Berling. 93 minutes. In cinemas. About the Reviewer:...
With the new BBC series Sherlock imminent and the revelation of the new Doctor Who, it seems appropriate that these two icons of British popular culture are presented in the latest Roundup. Sherlock and his...
The Cinema Museum in London is holding a number of events this Autumn. A conversation with Julie Harris 7 October 2010 Julie Harris is an Academy Award-winning British costume designer. Her credits the...
Projecting Britain: The Guide to British Cinemagazines Projecting Britain explores a film genre neglected for decades: the cinemagazine. Watched by millions, both in Britain and abroad, these fascinating...
Sixty years ago Hollywood had its first serious engagement with exhibiting feature films in three dimensions. Dr Simon Brown looks at one of the first films released on the then new film format, Inferno,...
Hitchcock Lost and Found: The Forgotten Films by Alain Kerzoncuf and Charles Barr (University of Kentucky Press, February 2015), 268 pages, ISBN: 978-0813160825 (hardback), £40 About the reviewer: Sue...
Shakespeare live from Shepherd’s Bush,and from Stratford-upon-Avon About the author: John Wyver is a writer and producer with Illuminations (www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/), Senior Research Fellow at...
The Riddles of the Sphinx (1977/2013). GB. 2013. DVD. BFI home video. 92 minutes + 115 minutes extras. £15.99 About the reviewer: Dr Patti Gaal-Holmes is an artist/filmmaker and historian. Her...