Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore cancel culture, there was censorship, something that British heavyweight director Ken Russell came to know all too well following the original release of The Devils in 1971. The film, based on a non-fiction work by Aldous Huxley called The Devils of Loudun, was heavily criticised for its supposed blasphemy, poor-taste sexual depravity and general ‘evil’ intentions.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat makes this exploration especially refreshing is the film’s refusal to give it a depressing edge. Francesca McBride’s debut short, Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl, is a delightful exploration of identity, friendship and gender. Co-produced by…
Reading Time: 5 minutesSet in a British secondary school during the 1990s, Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl follows fifteen-year-old Jessica as they begin to notice a quiet disconnect between who they are and who everyone expects them to be.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThese Violent Delights will be released in UK cinemas from 21st October.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ultimate dinosaur film in all its glory on UK’s largest screen
Reading Time: 2 minutesStunning CGI visuals present a lush, exciting prehistoric otherworld against the backdrop of a contemporary scientific expedition
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere was little information provided in the listing for this event, but based on previous composition for screen events attended and played for at the Royal Academy of Music, a collection of short films, perhaps animations, devised from collaborations between academy composers and budding filmmakers had been anticipated.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter the global success of 1975’s JAWS, Steven Spielberg was the most celebrated man in Hollywood and could have made anything he wanted. It turns out he had been working on a pet project for some time, which would turn into the 1977 smash hit Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPart of Pride Month at Woolwich Works, Beanfest celebrated the 30th anniversary of Beautiful Thing.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the launch of BFI’s Stephen Spielberg season and his new film Disclosure Day, Jaws was screened at the IMAX, preceded by the new documentary Shark Kingdom (in 3D!).