BARBENHEIMER comes to the West Country courtesy of Moviola in November and December! The portmanteau word was coined for the cultural phenomenon of two vastly different blockbuster films being released at the same time in high summer. Barbie has, in the current jargon, absolutely smashed it at the box office. Oppenheimer has been slightly less…
ONE of the most highly-praised films of the 21st century, the multi-Oscar winning The Artist, is being brought to the stage next year, with its world premiere at Plymouth Theatre Royal from Saturday 11th to Saturday 25th May 2024. This new staging of the 2011 French film, famously in black and white, in the style…
CINEMA Obscura returns to Wiveliscombe Town Hall on Sunday 22nd October with a screening of the film credited with giving birth to the horror genre – FW Murnau’s Nosferatu. It will be screened, at 4pm, with a new live score played by Chris Green. Nosferatu was the first cinematic interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and…
A NEW documentary by Bridport-based photographer and film-maker Robert Golden is being shown at Bridport Arts Centre on Sunday 17th September, as part of this year’s International Day of Democracy events. The afternoon programme begins at 3.30pm with A Snapshort, an award-winning short film, funded by the British Film Institute, which explores the experience of…
THE great Louise Bourgeois has an international reputation as an artist and sculptor – but will always be most widely known for her giant spider sculpture, which gives its name to the title of a film being shown at Dorchester Corn Exchange on Wednesday 3rd May at 7pm. Coinciding with Dorset Museum’s Artist Rooms: Louise…
THE Netflix hit Bridgerton had viewers round the world hooked on the roller-coaster love affair of beautiful Daphne Bridgerton and her dashing Duke. Many of the scenes were filmed in Bath, and this year’s Bath Festivals will include a walking tour of the locations. The Regency romp was a storming success with more than 82…
RURAL media charity Windrose Trust has a new website – windroseruralmedia.org – where you can view old film, listen to audio and order DVDs. All Windrose’s projects were cancelled or postponed because of the pandemic, but a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund has enabled the charity, which was set up in 1984 under…