Thunderbirds are go…
And that’s not all. Lovers of cult sci-fi will be heading to Cosford next month.
Obama and Me: The Incredible True Story of a YouTube Sensation
The UK’s only American election YouTube Sensation has finally broken his silence and released a book about his adventure in 2008.
Film Review: Queen of Versailles
Ever wondered what it’s like to be down to your last billion? Dave Woodhall found out.
Film festival premiere for University lecturer’s documentary
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
Screengrab: Spinal Tap- The Music of Fun
What’s on the box this week? Richard Lutz has the details
A Fright to Remember!
Halloween horror movie marathon returns to The Public
Play Poland Film Festival II arrives in Birmingham
From 28th September the 2nd edition of the biggest festival of contemporary Polish films starts in Birmingham.
Screengrab: Set The Friday Controls For the Heart of the TV
Richard Lutz tells us what to watch this week in tv movieland.
Driving a Ford Madox Ford renaissance
Laurence Inman extols the joy of quality writing and film making.
It’s a mini adventure for Coventry University media students
Media production undergraduates at Coventry University have been putting their film-making skills to the test in a different kind of sport-themed endeavour this summer.
Brindleyplace reveals films for its first-ever outdoor film festival
Next week Brindleyplace will be hosting its first ever outdoor film festival, looking to attract hundreds of visitors to the ‘childhood favourites’ themed event.
Screengrab: Olympics Averse? Try Marilyn, Garland or Hitch
Screengrab is your chance to prepare for the best films on tv if you are Olympics averse. Richard Lutz guides you
Screengrab: Midnight Gold, de Niro And the Odd T-Rex Or Two
BBC 1 is showing 16 hours straight of The Games. But, says RICHARD LUTZ, there are still good films about on the tv.
Screengrab: Is This The Best Week Ever for Movies on TV?
Never start a story with a question as a headline. That’s the ironclad law when I was a cub reporter around the time of the Mongol Horde invasions across Europe.
Brindleyplace rolls out the red carpet for its first ever film festival
The glitz and glamour of show business is heading to Brindleyplace next month as the estate hosts its first ever outdoor film festival.
Screengrab: How Sean Connery Kicked Off a New Hollywood Genre
Screengrab: Richard Lutz checks out Sean Connery in a surveillance classic that started a major genre in Hollywood films
Birmingham to host major UK film premiere
Cineworld, the UK’s leading cinema chain, is to host the UK premiere of Dr Seuss’ The Lorax in 3D at Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street on 22nd July 2012.
Become a Light House Ambassador
Light House on the look out for enthusiastic Ambassadors in unique scheme to build new audiences
Screengrab: Before Butch
Richard Lutz asks: “Breathes there a man with soul so dead who hath never said: ‘Boy, I groove on Butch and Sundance’? I mean, what a film and, gulp, it’s more than 40 years old and still sharp as a tack.”
And Europe Will Be Stunned
Ikon presents And Europe Will Be Stunned (2007-2011), the film trilogy by Israeli artist Yael Bartana.
Screengrab: Thank God for Tuesdays
Richard Lutz puts down his remote to tell us what’s good on the box when it comes to movies
Birmingham £5k film hits the screen
A movie filmed in Birmingham for just £5,000 is now hitting the cinema screens and receiving rave reviews from audiences.
Screengrab: The Hitch Abides
Wimbledon, Euro Cup (sans England), the grinding inevitability of the London Olympic bunfight…what you need is a good movie on the box to get you away from well endowed men and women doing sports
Lights, Camera…. new season of films at Warwick Arts Centre
Warwick Arts Centre have announced their summer film series, including some whip-smart comedies guaranteed to make you forget the lousy weather.
Birmingham screening of “97% owned” shows the root cause of the financial crisis
With the Eurozone crumbling and billions being allocated to bank bailouts, financial stability might seem out of reach.
Screengrab: An Offer You Can’t Refuse
There’s a major classico this week on the box, says our man with the remote Richard Lutz
Screengrab: The Duke Goes to War- Hollywood Style
What with all the Jubilee stuff, the finals of The Voice, the re-intro of Big Brother and, finally, Greece ready to pummel Russia 5-0 in the opening of Euro 12, I guess flatscreens will be burning bright throughout this blessed isle.
Deepest Sympathy at Ikon
Ikon presents Deepest Sympathy (2011), a digital animation by British video artist David Theobald.
Screengrab: Weird and Whacky Britain (and a sequel) Comes to a TV Near You
Britain makes great creepy movies, says RICHARD LUTZ. And none comes creepier and weirder than a great film from 1973.