University to host world’s largest short film festival
From a cinema in Palestine to a palace in Bucharest, and now to the Hub building at Coventry University – the world’s largest short film festival is visiting the West Midlands.
Breast cancer charity raises over £4,000 with private screening of Skyfall
Birmingham-based charity, Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer, has raised vital funds with a private screening of the newest film in the James Bond series.
Bright sparks needed at Electric Cinema
Due to an unprecedented busy period at the cinema, additional bar staff are needed.
A Fright to Remember!
Halloween Horror Movie Marathon returns to The Public
Hollywood legend meets Brummie teen
A 16-year-old schoolgirl from Birmingham has turned star reporter for a day for education charity FILMCLUB, when she interviewed Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman about his directorial debut film Quartet
Ground breaking film to be shown at leading art gallery
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.
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