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Cabinet members at Thanet District Council have agreed to transfer the Granville Theatre into the hands of a community organisation if a viable bid is put forward.At a meeting last night, councillors agreed to dispose of the facility in Ramsgate … Continued
YEADON Town Hall has been returned to its former glory after a two-year restoration project.Once a thriving place of cultural heritage, the building fell into disrepair. Originally built in 1889, it has been returned as the cultural centre piece of … Continued
With decades of Brazilian film legacy potentially destroyed by the blaze, the film community explained why the tragedy was a long time coming. Source: Brazilian Cinematheque Fire: Filmmaker and Community Respond | IndieWire
Edgar Wright is “tired” of hearing about the death of cinema.The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on the film industry as studios turn to streaming services to release their movies but Edgar is bullish about people returning to … Continued
This week saw the trailer drop for King Richard, a brand new biopic of Richard Williams, father of tennis supremos Serena and Venus, starring Will Smith as the main man himself. Early impressions have been great and the film has … Continued
Horror films have been around since 1896, when Georges Méliès’ haunted house chiller “Le Manoir du Diable” was first released. The spine-tingling genre has been a mainstay of cinema ever since, delivering groundbreaking special effects, gory motifs, and subtext galore. … Continued
A short version of “Kaguya-Hime,” a 1935 film thought to have been lost for which special effects genius Eiji Tsuburaya served as director of photography, turned up in Britain.It will be shown at the National Film Archive of Japan in … Continued
Tim Richards is optimistic. “Economically bullish” is how the founder and CEO of the Vue cinema chain puts it. Since reopening began in the UK and elsewhere, he says, demand for dinner and a movie has proved second only to … Continued
The UK’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme has backed a total of 640 projects in its first year of operation, supporting some $2.6BN (£1.9BN) worth of production on Brit shores since it was rolled out.The initiative was introduced only … Continued
Marina Willer and her team at Pentagram London have worked with the British Film Institute (BFI) on redesigning its celebrated film magazine, Sight and Sound. Source: Pentagram redesigns iconic British Film Institute mag, Sight and Sound | Creative Boom