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Maria P. Williams was one of the first African-American women to make movies, and her life is as fascinating as the one known film she made. Source: https://filmschoolrejects.com/flames-of-wrath/
The Berlin film festival kicked off online Monday with a premiere from a Lebanese couple who had to overcome both Beirut’s devastating port blast and the pandemic to bring their movie to the screen. “Memory Box” by Joana Hadjithomas and … Continued
Considering their reputation as ‘dump months,’ January and February seem to have over-delivered on the horror front in 2021. We’ve already had Chloë Grace Moretz fighting chauvinism, Nazis, and airborne gremlins in the fun monster mash-up Shadow in the Cloud. … Continued
The North Park Theatre has come up with an ingenious way of keeping things chugging along. The operators of the theater have orchestrated a series of “private screenings” during the pandemic that have become a big hit. I spoke to … Continued
Residents claim the new facility would be “too small” to accommodate the exisiting arts communities… Source: https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/
On Sunday night, “Minari,” a film about the pursuit of the Amerian dream, won best foreign language film at the Golden Globe awards. But the category has drawn more attention than the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which decides which movies … Continued
A longstanding Vernon tradition will continue. A friendly takeover of the Vernon Towne Cinema is set to occur in a few months’ time as fundraising efforts continue, and an important milestone has been reached. Source: https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/historic-vernon-cinema-rolling-into-societys-hands/
Some 170 hubs in places such as Bristol and Cheltenham are expected to help regenerate town and city centres… Source: https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/community-food-halls-cinemas-shops-19939794
You might describe Mary Jirmanus Saba’s first feature film, A Feeling Greater Than Love, as the perfect movie to spur discussion as hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Lebanon in the fall of 2019 to demand political change … Continued
In September, U.K. exhibition veterans Kate Gerova and Mandy Kean hitched their proverbial wagons together to form Mustard Studio, a consulting business catering to independent theater owners. The venture is particularly applicable to the current moment, with many exhibitors looking … Continued