Ah the cinema, that famously social activity where you enter a dark room and sit in complete silence for a couple of hours. People are afraid to do a lot of things alone, and the cinema seems to sit high on that list for many. It is reductive to say that there aren’t social benefits…
With a new year rolling around, and with it a new batch of film anniversaries, I thought I’d take a look at the type of event (often put on in celebration of anniversaries) that seems to have become increasingly popular in recent years: the presentation of a film, with its score played along live. Now,…
2017 is the first year I have made my way to the London Film Festival. It is a haven for film lovers, and an experience I would whole-heartedly recommend. There is much more to it than simply getting to see some films a bit early, and it isn’t all as expensive as you might think.…
So, with Dunkirk opening next week, a film that no doubt will need to be see on the biggest screen possible, I thought I’d talk about the debate of going out to the cinema. Sadly, the world of cinema has seen a decrease in its ticket sales over the past several years. For too many…
So, after my fourth viewing of La La Land this week (check out the review, bet you can’t guess if I liked it or not), I thought I’d take a look at seeing the same film at the cinema again…and again…and again. Some people deem it a waste of money, others see it as making…
I have been lucky (read: obsessed) enough to have seen Interstellar in four formats: at the cinema (twice), IMAX, on Blu-ray and a special screening in the Royal Albert Hall featuring a live playing of the score, and a talk from the filmmakers. This insanity, I believe, has allowed me to compare the pros and…
