formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In the new film “Ayaanle”, a Somali actor living in a poor neighbourhood in Nairobi dreams of a breakthrough role to take him to Hollywood, but is frustrated when he’s only ever cast as a pirate or terrorist.“I only have … Continued
With no mainstream Chinese films showing for the third year running, Taiwan’s top film festival may have lost some lustre, but directors and critics say it remains a crucial bulwark against Beijing’s censors.Long dubbed the Chinese-language “Oscars”, the Golden Horse … Continued
The Andhra Pradesh assembly on Wednesday passed a bill prohibiting the sale of movie tickets at counters, making it mandatory for cinema halls to sell their tickets through a government-run online platform — the first state in the country to … Continued
The Slovak government today declared a state of emergency will go into effect on Friday Nov. 25 in response to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in the country. The state of emergency includes a curfew, with exceptions only for traveling to … Continued
A photographer, artist and retired teacher from Ramsgate has published a book of dark short stories.Jeff Laurents, who lives in Ramsgate with partner Polly, penned the tales in Mysterious Ways some 12 years ago “in a fit of creativity,” but … Continued
One of my great joys is the cinema. I don’t mean that I rush to see every new release; what I mean is that I love the experience of watching a film as it was intended to be seen. A … Continued