Category: Films
Netflix chief Ted Sarandos says cinemagoing is ‘outmoded’ and the streamer is ‘saving Hollywood’
Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, has defended his company’s reputation, saying the streamer is “saving Hollywood” by securing an audience for content which would [more…]
Coming soon … fame for film’s unsung superheroes: the trailer-makers!
A few years ago, a Hollywood studio approached the tech giant IBM with an idea. Perhaps it would be fun if Watson – the company’s [more…]
Until Dawn review – efficient, if unscary, video game horror
A week after the release of Ryan Coogler’s unusual, artfully crafted horror Sinners, we are now back to the industry’s genre norm with Until Dawn, [more…]
‘I hum the Chariots of Fire theme all day, every day’: Nigel Havers on beach-running, playing Michael Caine’s son and hating his name
I’m obsessed with the BBC Radio 4 programme, Nigel Havers’ Ravers, where you recount your experiences during the ecstasy-fuelled 90s summers of love. I’ve never [more…]
Clean up on aisle four: the Toys R Us movie shows shopping and cinema are now interchangeable
Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ show The Studio has a compelling character at the centre; a studio executive who loves cinema but is forced to churn [more…]
The holy screen: a brief history of popes on film and TV, from Peter O’Toole to Robbie Coltrane
Everything about the papacy is cinematic – especially picking a new one, as shown in the wildly popular movie Conclave, with Ralph Fiennes as an [more…]
Raphael’s School of Athens review – rewarding study of Renaissance fresco
Here is the latest in the series of high-minded, low-tech studies of Renaissance art history from Howard Burton, a theoretical physicist turned art historian, who [more…]
Former child actor Sophie Nyweide dies aged 24
The actor Sophie Nyweide has died at the age of 24, her family has announced. An online obituary gives no cause of death, but says [more…]
Wind, Tide & Oar review – a love letter to the good old fashioned art of sailing
‘Here comes the squall,” says a voice excitedly. A girl of 11 or 12 clutching the side of the boat looks less thrilled. A squall [more…]
‘Death to streamers!’: can a New York video store start a revolution?
They trickle in by twos and threes, spiritual seekers to a temple long thought gone: the video store. Some of these acolytes are sentimental for [more…]
