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Hooray for Bollywood!
Published on 29 May, 2013 at 20:37 in Art and Leisure, Birmingham, Festivals, Film, Music, What's on | | 1 Comment
Birmingham celebrates a centenary of Indian cinema next month, as the Bollywood 100 in Birmingham Festival comes to town.
Screengrab: Shhhh…. Someone’s Watching
Two visionary films about surveillance on tv this week, says Richard Lutz
Uni graduates’ short film up for top US festival award
A short film created by recent graduates of Coventry University’s media production course has been shortlisted for an award at one of America’s leading lifestyle film festivals.
From William Shakespeare to Orson Welles
Laurence Inman casts a critical eye on the art of Shakespeare.
Flatpack link with Colmore Business District for Film Bug
For a second year, Flatpack Festival has teamed up with Colmore Business District (CBD) to bring Film Bug, a mini festival of film, to Birmingham’s business district
8mm Cine Club comes to Birmingham
Jerome Turner invites anyone with a box of old cine reels to come along and have them projected at 8mm Cine Club’s first visit to Flatpack Festival.
Aku & Kamu set to appear in animated television series
Birmingham based children’s publisher Aku & Kamu is celebrating the transition of their flagship characters onto the small screen
Birmingham’s past: Chamberlain, Chamberlain and Martin
Laurence Inman praises the work ethic, eschews the money ethic and comments on Birmingham’s architectural heritage.
Giant chick flick raises money for breast cancer charity
Ladies across the region can treat themselves to a special screening of one of the nation’s favourite chick flicks at a special charity event set to be held at the largest screen in the Midlands this March.
Of Movie Stars, Social Media and Abe Lincoln
Published on 10 Jan, 2013 at 14:58 in Art and Leisure, Business, Comment, Film, Most recent, Politics | | No Comments
Richard Lutz warns about how the old fashioned media are stealing from social media sites
Budding animators sought for new project
Published on 9 Jan, 2013 at 8:56 in Education, Film, Most recent, Television, Wolverhampton | | No Comments
Promising filmmakers hoping to follow in the footsteps of animator Nick Park are being given the opportunity to learn new skills through an innovative project in Wolverhampton and Shropshire.
Top awards for 3D film
A talented film-maker from the University of Wolverhampton has clinched two international awards for her 3D film.
Laurence Inman’s word on love
"Face the truth. No one is important. ‘Love’ is a word with many sides, not all of them up."
Film: Two Beauties
Richard Lutz sees two film masterpieces, one still in the cineplexes and the other 30 years old
Local school children take inspiration from enlightening exhibition
Published on 13 Nov, 2012 at 10:47 in Exhibitions, Most recent, West Bromwich, What's on | | No Comments
A group of school children from West Bromwich have been working alongside an internationally renowned video artist at The Public, as part of an exciting artistic project.
Ground breaking film to be shown at leading art gallery
Published on 16 Oct, 2012 at 10:05 in Architecture, Birmingham, Education, Film, Local history, What's on | | No Comments
The revolutionary, documentary style film, Cathy Come Home, directed by one of Britain’s most critically acclaimed film-makers, Ken Loach, is showing at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts on Saturday 10 November 2012.
Film festival premiere for University lecturer’s documentary
Published on 2 Oct, 2012 at 9:05 in Coventry, Education, Film, Most recent, What's on | | No Comments
A documentary made by a senior lecturer from Coventry University is to have its film festival premiere at the 2012 West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival in Birmingham tomorrow.
Student cinema society wins national award
A student film society at Coventry University has won a prestigious accolade at last weekend’s ‘Film Society of the Year’ awards
Driving a Ford Madox Ford renaissance
Laurence Inman extols the joy of quality writing and film making.
