[ad_1] Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Decades before Tom Cruise was making audiences gasp, the Gallic star was getting up to even more hair-raising exploits on screen – sometimes with few safety measures. One of modern Hollywood’s great leading men, Tom Cruise, is to receive a fellowship from the British Film Institute this May, alongside a season […]
Why David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive is the greatest film of t…
[ad_1] Alamy (Credit: Alamy) It puzzled many viewers but delighted critics. We explain why the late, great David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive topped BBC Culture’s poll to find the greatest films of the 21st Century. Cinema in the early years of the 21st Century has been experiencing something of an existential crisis. Terms such as “TV-like” […]
4th Annual Vancouver International Black Film Festival Retur…
[ad_1] The highly anticipated 4th Annual Vancouver International Black Film Festival (VIBFF) is set to make a bold return this December! From December 13 to 17, 2024, the festival celebrates Black voices with innovative, diverse, and bold programming. This hybrid festival combines the magic of in-person events at VIFF Vancity Theatre and Studio Theatre with […]
A vampire film with ‘so much to sink your teeth into’
[ad_1] Focus Features With Bill Skarsgård as the “horrible old vampire”, Robert Eggers’s remake of FW Murnau’s silent 1922 classic stars Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and has its “share of gruesome shocks”. Many people have seen plenty of vampire films, but what if we hadn’t seen any? What if we’d never heard of Dracula, and […]
This ‘drawn-out’ and ‘self-important’ film proves the musica…
[ad_1] Universal Pictures There are decent performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – but this flat opening instalment of The Wizard of Oz prequel may not convert those who aren’t already super-fans. One of the key things to know about Wicked, the big-screen adaptation of the smash-hit Broadway musical, is that it’s not actually […]
The 3rd Edition of the Vancouver International Black Film Fe…
[ad_1] VIBFF 2023 amplifies Black Voices with Innovative, Diverse and Bold programming. A true celebration of Diverse Black Cinema! After two successful editions, The Vancouver Intl Black Film Festival is back once again with a hybrid version to amplify the voices of Afro-descendants in British Columbia and to foster accessibility across the country. The third annual […]
Incarcerated Men at Sing Sing Share Their Views on Movies an…
[ad_1] Last Thursday, Sing Sing Correctional Facility held its first-ever film festival. It stood out not just for its setting but also for its jury: incarcerated men who share a deep love for movies. Organized by The Marshall Project, the festival featured a diverse group of five jurors and four alternates — men in their […]
The Evolution of Cinema: Watch Nearly 140 Years of Film Hist…
[ad_1] The video above from YouTuber Alex Day includes clips from about 500 movies, and you’ve almost certainly seen more than a few of them. Battleship Potemkin, Dumbo, Rear Window, Dr. No, The Godfather, E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Top Gun, Braveheart, Gladiator, Inception: we’re not talking about obscurities here. Whether or not you count them among your personal favorites, these motion pictures have all become […]
Recommended Viewings: “Crossing” by Levan Akin
[ad_1] The brilliance of this film is that it feels real. Setting out on a quest to fulfill a dying wish might sound like a fable but Crossing is not a fairy tale. In fact, the premise is based on a true story Akin heard about a grandmother traveling from Georgia to Turkey in search […]