Media | Cinema | Projection
Covid and the boom in streaming platforms are being touted as a huge threat to cinema-going. But so was telly. And surely we’re all desperate to leave the house and make a big social occasion of it all? Source: After … Continued
Peter Bradshaw is quite right that many people still love the “democracy and equality” of going to the cinema together (After the intermission: films are back in cinemas – but will the crowds return too?, 24 August). However, this only … Continued
Amazon has partnered with the National Theatre to stream four high-profile live-recorded stage shows, including Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag. The shows, which include Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in 2011’s Frankenstein, will be made available to Amazon’s Prime Video customers … Continued
The estate agent Savills and Cineworld, the UK’s biggest movie chain, have been hit by significant pay revolts by shareholders in a backlash over reward packages awarded to bosses during the pandemic. Almost 30% of investors in Britain’s largest cinema … Continued
On the centenary of his death, admirers hope to win recognition for the Bristol photographer’s motion picture camera. Source: Historian fights to establish William Friese-Greene as true father of cinema | Film | The Guardian
No full-blown red carpet, no outfit questions, no after-parties – many involved in Sunday’s Oscars are happy to take a break from a four-hour seated ceremony that, some argue, has long put the movie industry’s in-house favourites, the promotion of … Continued
I devoured 20 of the films in a month-long frenzy. But I can’t quite shake off the guilt that comes with this guilty pleasure… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/27/marvel-cinematic-universe-films
Which professions get a bad press in the movies? TV executives tend to be portrayhed as manipulative and sociopathic. Journalists can be boozy and lazy (although sometimes they’re dishy investigative idealists, like Woodward and Bernstein). Nightclub owners are awful. Dentists … Continued
The Curzon cinema chain is considering offering movie-goers the option of attending screenings reserved exclusively for customers who have proof of a Covid-19 vaccine – alongside screenings where no jab is required. The announcement came as debate intensified over whether … Continued
The streaming giant has come knocking, but a lack of infrastructure and government support continues to hinder the continent telling its own stories. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/