Academy Award® nominee Agnieszka Holland’s Mr Jones brought to the screen the extraordinary and powerful story of the real-life Welsh journalist Gareth Jones. He uncovered Stalin’s genocidal famine in Ukraine, which killed almost 10 million during The Holodomor of 1932 and 1933. Called their ‘Unsung Hero’, in 2008 Jones was awarded the Ukrainian Order of Merit,… Mr Jones: special screening plus Q&A to raise funds for Ukrainian relief Read More
BFI At Home: The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers in conversation with Mark Jenkin, director of Bait
Put it in your diaries – 19:00 BST, Thursday 11 June on BFI YouTube! To celebrate the digital release of The Lighthouse, director Robert Eggers is joined by the BAFTA-winning director of Bait, Mark Jenkin – to discuss their influences, comparative working practises and creating magic with black and white celluloid. The Lighthouse is available to rent… BFI At Home: The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers in conversation with Mark Jenkin, director of Bait Read More
Pop-Up Screens are back for the summer in London
Pop-Up Screens is back in London for the summer with a fantastic line up of old and new movies to watch outdoors. Running from 19 July to 29 September, this summer’s line up has classics and blockbusters (and classic blockbusters) and includes: The Breakfast Club, Labyrinth, Dirty Dancing, Jurassic Park and Ghostbusters, Baby Driver, Mama Mia:… Pop-Up Screens are back for the summer in London Read More
PosterSpy Annual Portfolio Review: Winners Exhibition
PosterSpy’s first ever alternative poster art Portfolio Review launches this Friday in London. Their event runs Friday to Saturday (5th and 6th of April), in London’s Old Street Gallery in Shoreditch (see below for location details). Entry is FREE. PosterSpy is an online hub where poster artists around the world get to design their own alternative… PosterSpy Annual Portfolio Review: Winners Exhibition Read More
Oscars 2019: Yes!!! Nooooo…. Wait, WHAT??!!!
The 2019 Oscars have been and gone, and as that red carpet is rolled up and put into storage along with a million filmmakers’ hopes and dreams, and probably the odd stray vol-au-vent, let’s look back at what happened on the night. (By the way if you know me well and are therefore here for… Oscars 2019: Yes!!! Nooooo…. Wait, WHAT??!!! Read More
Train Like An Avenger – Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Is Now Open At Excel London!
We had a blast training to be agents of Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. at ExCel London recently, though according to my 9 year old, I was embarrassingly bad at everything. THAT’S MY ACTUAL JOB, KID! Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. has now opened to the public – with a huge collection of Avengers movie-based props and interactive technology. Buy tickets… Train Like An Avenger – Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Is Now Open At Excel London! Read More
Pop Up Screens Are Back for 2018 With Christmas Movies & SNOW!
Pop up cinema experts Pop Up Screens are back this winter with Cinema In The Snow – a terrific selection of Christmas and wintry-themed movies running from 13-23 December 2018 at East London’s Hackney Showroom. As with last year, they’re turning the location into a Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe winter wonderland, complete with… Pop Up Screens Are Back for 2018 With Christmas Movies & SNOW! Read More
Pack Your Factor 30 & An Umbrella, Pop Up Screens Is Back!
*** There’s still time to enjoy outdoor cinema in London with Pop Up Screens – check out the rest of the season, below *** Corams Fields, Russell Square Friday 21st September: Donnie Darko Saturday 22nd September: Dirty Dancing Sunday 23rd September: Easy A How much are tickets? Tickets will be priced from £7 for a… Pack Your Factor 30 & An Umbrella, Pop Up Screens Is Back! Read More
Somerset House Short Film Showcase From Discover.Film
Discover.film, organisers of the Discover Film Awards, one of the world’s biggest short film festivals, is taking over th East Wing of Somerset House in London to showcase some of the best short films from around the world. The special screenings take place from 7 to 14 August 2018 – running concurrently that week will… Somerset House Short Film Showcase From Discover.Film Read More
A COLOSSUSly Good Time At MCM Comic Con London
My first Comic Con & I LOVED it! Attendee outfits awe-inspiring. Stars kind & lovely. We met Stefan Kapičić, Letitia Wright, Michael Biehn, and someone who’d never heard of Corporal Hicks. It was exhausting. It was fascinating. It was expensive. It was, on occasion, ever so slightly wiffy. And wow did I feel under-dressed. Next time I’m going… A COLOSSUSly Good Time At MCM Comic Con London Read More
Christmas Classics with London’s Pop Up Screens
*** The article below is about 2017’s line up – check out my piece on Pop Up Screen’s Christmas 2018 schedule *** If you’re in London, between Friday 7 December and Christmas Eve, Pop Up Screens is transforming East London’s Hackney Showroom into a Christmas wonderland. (Luckily they keep the heating on as most cinemas are… Christmas Classics with London’s Pop Up Screens Read More