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56 Up, the latest edition in the ‘Seven Up’ series of TV documentaries by Michael Apted is now being screened on ITV. It has followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964 at seven yearly intervals,Now available on DVD for the first time in the UK, Susanne Hammacher of the Royal Anthropological Institute looks at the history and impact of the films.
Professor Michael Berkowitz looks at the hisory behind Claude Lanzmann’s monumental 10-hour documentary ‘Shoah’ (1985) in the light of a new book dedicated to the film in the BFI Film Classics range by Sue Vice.
What makes a film become a cult and what are the characteristics of the cult film fan? Paul Booth digs deep for some answers in the light of Justin Smith’s new book, Withnail and Us.
We review the Blu-ray debut of two groundbreaking films.
Some of the latest books on the world of media, copyright, cinema and broadcasting.
Dr Miles Booy reviews the new DVD/Blu-ray edition of Pasolini’s retelling of the story of Christ.
Dr Brian Hoyle reviews Ken Russell’s controversial film now making its DVD debut from the British Film Institute.
Dr Alexander Beaumont reviews the latest release in the British Library ‘Spoken Word’ series.
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