The Association of Moving Image Archivists has announced the launch of its AMIA Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program (ADIFP) – a new initiative designed to expand career opportunities, advance learning objectives and guide professionals from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the field of audiovisual archiving and preservation. Located in Hollywood, the AMIA is… Association of Moving Image Archivists announces Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program 2020 pilot cohort Read More
Oscars could be postponed next year
The 2021 Oscars may be postponed, according to Variety. The 93rd Academy Awards are meant to be taking place on 28 February next year, but several anonymous sources are indicating the ceremony might be moved. AMPAS is looking at postponing next year’s #Oscars amid the COVID-19 crisis https://t.co/504ntLWnZG pic.twitter.com/ulHzirfeW2 — Variety (@Variety) May 19, 2020… Oscars could be postponed next year Read More
Porno 4 stars
It’s 1992 and four repressed religious teens and a straight-edge projectionist working at a small-town cinema discover a secret screening room filled with vintage exploitation films. Playing one of the old film reels unleashes a demon named Lilith, who attempts to seduce each of them in order to steal their souls. In a film about… Porno Read More
Like A Boss 2 stars
Two women, friends since childhood, see their make-up business face disaster after a cosmetics mogul tries to buy them out. Considering how old-fashioned Like A Boss feels, I was expecting wall-to-wall matte plum lipstick and a sea of Rachel cuts. While it tries to position itself as current, its tale of a rapacious female boss… Like A Boss Read More
Crude Oil (short film) Short Film 4 stars
A young woman breaks free from an overbearing friendship after learning to recognise and assert her own talents and desires. Saying more in 15 minutes than many a big budget drama, this short, uplifting film about a long, constraining friendship is pithy, witty and warm. It’s also realistic; Jenny (Andreina Byrne) knows her friendship with… Crude Oil (short film) Read More
“The queen has come to claim her crown” in new trailer for documentary Suzi Q
“I’d never seen a woman, with an instrument, in a band! ” says The GoGos’ Kathy Valentine in this trailer for documentary Suzi Q, exploring Suzi Quatro’s influence and groundbreaking work in the music industry. “A lot of girls tried to be Suzi Quatro, but when it’s in the DNA, you can’t fake that” says… “The queen has come to claim her crown” in new trailer for documentary Suzi Q Read More
Pete Davidson is the (slacker) King Of Staten Island in new trailer
Described as “a bracing comedy about love, loss and laughter on Staten Island”, Judd Apatow’s latest stars Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson. It’s available to rent from June 12. Here’s the synopsis: Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his… Pete Davidson is the (slacker) King Of Staten Island in new trailer Read More
Impetigore trailer: do you really know your family?
Impetigore, the upcoming horror from Satan’s Slaves director Joko Anwar, now has a trailer – and “blood-soaked” seems like an understatement. If you’re generally sanguine about the weirder members of your family, check it out below. Maya (Tara Basro), doing her best to survive in the city with best friend Dini (Marissa Anita), realises she… Impetigore trailer: do you really know your family? Read More
TRAILER: entrails galore and a message about colonialism in zombie flick Blood Quantum
A film about a virus has had its release schedule changed because of a virus – with horror streaming service Shudder opting instead for a surprise release a few days ago. Blood Quantum, from First Nations indigenous filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, is a zombie flick with a twist. Set on the Mi’gMaq reserve in Quebec, the… TRAILER: entrails galore and a message about colonialism in zombie flick Blood Quantum Read More
Indonesian horror Impetigore goes to Shudder with a July premiere
Joko Anwar’s hit horror film – 2019’s fifth highest-grossing release in his home country of Indonesia – had its international premiere at Sundance this January. It will now premiere on AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural in the US, Canada and the UK on July 23. (You can watch the trailer… Indonesian horror Impetigore goes to Shudder with a July premiere Read More
Blood Quantum 3.5 stars
The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gMaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Watching zombie movies in lockdown is a rollercoaster business. On the one hand, phew we’re safe at home! On the other, oh shit the fuckers are breaking in…. Blood Quantum Read More
John Wick streaming for free on YouTube with LionsgateLive this Friday
And there will be intros from KEANU REEVES and his Parabellum co-star HALLE BERRY. Part of their A Night At The Movies series hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis, LionsgateLIVE has been showing movies for the last few weekends, and collecting donations along the way – in the US their charity is the Will Rogers Motion… John Wick streaming for free on YouTube with LionsgateLive this Friday Read More