Media | Cinema | Projection
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s office-life mockumentary first aired 20 years ago but its influence on shows from ‘Twenty Twelve’ to ‘Parks and Recreation’ has been immense. As for its central character, that’s how we live now Source: The Office … Continued
As audience members prepare to face the Daleks in one of this summer’s biggest shows, interactive experiences like ‘Monopoly Lifesized’ and ‘The Money’ prove the immersive trend is here to stay. Source: Doctor Who and the rise of immersive theatre … Continued
Movie fans are rejoicing as the date that cinemas reopen has arrived.Since March 2020, cinemas around the world have repeatedly been forced to close their doors to business since the announcement of the first lockdown.This threw the film industry into … Continued
Two back-to-back beautiful summer nights set the perfect stage for a step back in time at the Hampton Classic Horse Show grounds in Bridgehampton. With social distancing regulations keeping movie theater doors shuttered, a drive-in movie screening of Disney’s newest release, “Artemis Fowl,” had been … Continued
The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people under lockdown, unable to see friends or socialise outside for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, a new generation of apps and websites mean that the loneliness of isolation can be relieved, at least … Continued
Aspiring screenwriters could be forgiven for feeling a stab of envy at the ease with which Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss managed to get their new big-budget BBC1 version of Dracula off the ground. “It started as a joke,” says … Continued
Gordon Elliott and Adam Witmer have never met, but the 55-year-old projectionist from London and the 22-year-old film student from North Carolina share a deep love of celluloid. Source: The Hateful Eight: Celluloid lovers screening vintage 70mm print of Quentin … Continued
It was the moment when it finally looked as if the Allies might liberate western Europe. Troops were being marshalled and incredibly complex plans involving three million service personnel were being put in place. “Operation Overlord” was about to get … Continued
Two months before the reopening of a theatre dubbed “the birthplace of British cinema”, archives have revealed the extraordinary history of a building used to screen the UK’s first moving image – and its first X-rated film. via Britain’s first … Continued
A wheelchair-bound man was thrown out of a cinema midway through a film because of complaints that his ventilation machine was too noisy. via Odeon cinema staff throw out man in wheelchair because ventilator was making too much noise – … Continued