formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Members of Bectu union to walk out for 24 hours as dispute over wages spreads to several other Picturehouse venues Source: Brixton’s Ritzy cinema workers to strike as pay row enters second year | Business | The Guardian
David Lean’s magnificent and sensual 1962 epic is back at London’s BFI Southbank in a 70mm print. Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson’s terrifically bold adaptation of TE Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a movie with all the sweep and … Continued
Cinemas across the UK are hosting special screenings and reminiscence therapy activities for older audiences as part of World Alzheimer’s Month Source: Reeling in the years: dementia-friendly screenings make cinema accessible to all | Social Care Network | The Guardian
In London Symphony, Alex Barrett turned the 24-hour life of Britain’s capital into a black-and-white silent film, showing how old techniques are helping film-makers make thoroughly modern movies Source: Commuters, cranes and party crowds: the (very quiet) comeback of silent … Continued
The Venice film festival has dedicated a section to cutting edge virtual-reality features, suggesting that the format may be about to take off as mass entertainment Source: Home invasions, melting glaciers and Humpty Dumpty – is VR finally coming into … Continued
There’s a very real danger in watering down the theatrical experience,” warned Christopher Nolan about the death of film in 2015. “With the confusing proliferation of digital technology,” the cinephile’s cinephile continues, “there isn’t any stable digital archiving medium.” One … Continued