Category Archives: Film
Cherry Kino Super8 Film Workshop at The Cube
Martha, aka Cherry Kino, ran a Super8 filmmaking workshop at The Cube, Bristol on the 13th and 14th October. She made this analogue technology come alive, teaching everything from shooting, developing and projecting. It was a treat to get my
Cherry Kino Super8 Film Workshop at The Cube
Martha, aka Cherry Kino, ran a Super8 filmmaking workshop at The Cube, Bristol on the 13th and 14th October. She made this analogue technology come alive, teaching everything from shooting, developing and projecting. It was a treat to get my
R|R’s Charity Christmas Cinema
POSTPONED We’re sad to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances we have been forced to postpone our screening. We apologise to all those who planned on attending or had already purchased a ticket. We will be returning after the New Year with
R|R’s Charity Christmas Cinema
POSTPONED We’re sad to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances we have been forced to postpone our screening. We apologise to all those who planned on attending or had already purchased a ticket. We will be returning after the New Year with
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)
J…A…S…O…N…Jason. B…E…C…K…E…R…Becker. N…O…T…Not. D…E…A…D…Dead. Y…E…T…Yet. In Jason Becker’s world, communication is an arduous affair – a particularly poignant problem for a musical genius of almost unprecedented talent; a man for whom, in the past, making his guitar speak for him
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)
J…A…S…O…N…Jason. B…E…C…K…E…R…Becker. N…O…T…Not. D…E…A…D…Dead. Y…E…T…Yet. In Jason Becker’s world, communication is an arduous affair – a particularly poignant problem for a musical genius of almost unprecedented talent; a man for whom, in the past, making his guitar speak for him
DESTRICTED (2006)
Porn and the Cannes Film Festival go together like caviar and mother of pearl spoons; a combination of unapologetic indulgence. In 2006 a series of short pornographic films by eight artists called Destricted debuted to much acclaim on the croisette.
DESTRICTED (2006)
Porn and the Cannes Film Festival go together like caviar and mother of pearl spoons; a combination of unapologetic indulgence. In 2006 a series of short pornographic films by eight artists called Destricted debuted to much acclaim on the croisette.
Little Joe & LUX – Cinema as a Subversive Art: An All-Night Filmic Wake for Amos Vogel
I can taste metal and everything looks a bit bigger than normal, just slightly, but enough to know that something isn’t right – I have that angular feeling you get when you haven’t slept. I went to the Little Joe
Little Joe & LUX – Cinema as a Subversive Art: An All-Night Filmic Wake for Amos Vogel
I can taste metal and everything looks a bit bigger than normal, just slightly, but enough to know that something isn’t right – I have that angular feeling you get when you haven’t slept. I went to the Little Joe
Spoilt For Choice: 56th BFI London Film Festival
Love film? Don’t want to sit on your arse at home watching a dvd? Tickets for October’s 56th annual BFI London Film Festival go on sale for BFI members TODAY (09:30, 14/09/12), meaning that hundreds of your (and our) most
Spoilt For Choice: 56th BFI London Film Festival
Love film? Don’t want to sit on your arse at home watching a dvd? Tickets for October’s 56th annual BFI London Film Festival go on sale for BFI members TODAY (09:30, 14/09/12), meaning that hundreds of your (and our) most
The Light Museum – Film & Performance in The Tanks
“Artists have used the camera, the screen, and the space in between” - Stuart Comer, Film Curator at Tate Modern. In his edited collection on Film and Video Art, the Tate Modern’s film curator Stuart Comer notes that: Experiments in film
The Light Museum – Film & Performance in The Tanks
“Artists have used the camera, the screen, and the space in between” - Stuart Comer, Film Curator at Tate Modern. In his edited collection on Film and Video Art, the Tate Modern’s film curator Stuart Comer notes that: Experiments in film
The Tanks: Art in Action at the Tate Modern
I’m not saying every museum has to have a space of this kind, but when art from across the globe is pushing up against the boundaries, Tate must respond. – Nicholas Serota, Curator Tate Modern The Tanks at the Tate
The Tanks: Art in Action at the Tate Modern
I’m not saying every museum has to have a space of this kind, but when art from across the globe is pushing up against the boundaries, Tate must respond. – Nicholas Serota, Curator Tate Modern The Tanks at the Tate
Bowiefest
The good name of David Bowie conjures many different images. Across his several-decade career he has assumed a multitude of different personas, hairstyles and styles; making music, setting trends and becoming an icon. Bowiefest celebrates just one string of many in Bowie’s
Bowiefest
The good name of David Bowie conjures many different images. Across his several-decade career he has assumed a multitude of different personas, hairstyles and styles; making music, setting trends and becoming an icon. Bowiefest celebrates just one string of many in Bowie’s
Wings of Desire: Looking In, Looking Out Festival
New contributor Raluca Petre returns Real|Reel Journal to Conway Hall and the Looking In Looking Out Festival to take a look at Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire and it’s position in the endlessly interesting world of film and philosophy. The Looking
Wings of Desire: Looking In, Looking Out Festival
New contributor Raluca Petre returns Real|Reel Journal to Conway Hall and the Looking In Looking Out Festival to take a look at Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire and it’s position in the endlessly interesting world of film and philosophy. The Looking
The ‘Mystery’ of Theda Bara
Bristol Silents’ James Harrison returns with another guest article, this time he turns his attention to the original Hollywood vamp, Theda Bara. James will be introducing Bristol Silents’ ‘Theda Bara Night’ screening on 14th August, 2012 at the King’s Arms
The ‘Mystery’ of Theda Bara
Bristol Silents’ James Harrison returns with another guest article, this time he turns his attention to the original Hollywood vamp, Theda Bara. James will be introducing Bristol Silents’ ‘Theda Bara Night’ screening on 14th August, 2012 at the King’s Arms
Phenomenology and the films of Andrea Arnold: Looking in Looking Out Festival
Amongst the varied line-up at Looking In Looking Out festival, the event that excited me most was a talk by Sophie Mayer and Dr. Lucy Bolton on the phenomenological impact of Andrea Arnold’s films. As the programme put it,
Phenomenology and the films of Andrea Arnold: Looking in Looking Out Festival
Amongst the varied line-up at Looking In Looking Out festival, the event that excited me most was a talk by Sophie Mayer and Dr. Lucy Bolton on the phenomenological impact of Andrea Arnold’s films. As the programme put it,
Get Yourself An Education – Beeban Kidron’s FILMCLUB
The Irony is palpable – technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker. And so in 2006 we set up FILMCLUB, an organisation to run weekly film screenings in schools followed by discussions - Beeban Kidron While browsing TED
Get Yourself An Education – Beeban Kidron’s FILMCLUB
The Irony is palpable – technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker. And so in 2006 we set up FILMCLUB, an organisation to run weekly film screenings in schools followed by discussions - Beeban Kidron While browsing TED
Alien, Prometheus, Giger, and Rape
One thing the release of Prometheus (2012) has made abundantly clear is that people really care about Alien (1979). In particular, the huge amount of press coverage garnered by Prometheus saw the film incessantly discussed as the Alien prequel. Evidently,
Alien, Prometheus, Giger, and Rape
One thing the release of Prometheus (2012) has made abundantly clear is that people really care about Alien (1979). In particular, the huge amount of press coverage garnered by Prometheus saw the film incessantly discussed as the Alien prequel. Evidently,
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
A Masterclass with Nicholas Philibert – The Moral Maze of Documentary Filmmaking
R|R are very happy to present a guest contribution by filmmaker and writer Rodney Uhler on a recent masterclass from filmmaker Nicholas Philibert. Nicolas Philibert looks too unassuming to be some one to throw everything you thought you knew about
Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012)
According to the press release Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012) is a “Dada performance and cultural investigation” – it certainly seems to fuse irreverence with document. The film straddles the documentary/art film divide managing to both capture a certain reality yet
Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012)
According to the press release Swandown (Andrew Kötting, 2012) is a “Dada performance and cultural investigation” – it certainly seems to fuse irreverence with document. The film straddles the documentary/art film divide managing to both capture a certain reality yet
The North Devon Movie Bus / Vintage Mobile Cinema
The North Devon Movie Bus Project was coordinated by Emma Giffard, an archive and exhibition project that saw her and her partner Ollie Halls put together a programme of local social-history films and travel around North Devon holding screenings in their mobile
The North Devon Movie Bus / Vintage Mobile Cinema
The North Devon Movie Bus Project was coordinated by Emma Giffard, an archive and exhibition project that saw her and her partner Ollie Halls put together a programme of local social-history films and travel around North Devon holding screenings in their mobile
Electrick Children
Describing a film as ‘shoegaze’ is a pretty unusual thing to do. It sounds like the film is so bad or so scary that the only place you can look is at your feet. But there just isn’t a suitable
Electrick Children
Describing a film as ‘shoegaze’ is a pretty unusual thing to do. It sounds like the film is so bad or so scary that the only place you can look is at your feet. But there just isn’t a suitable
The Birth of a Genre: The Italian (Thomas H. Ince, 1915)
James Harrison, from Bristol Silents, returns with another article on Silent Cinema. Read our previous article about them here. In one of the first major books written about the history of cinema, History of the Film by Maurice Bardeche and Robert
The Birth of a Genre: The Italian (Thomas H. Ince, 1915)
James Harrison, from Bristol Silents, returns with another article on Silent Cinema. Read our previous article about them here. In one of the first major books written about the history of cinema, History of the Film by Maurice Bardeche and Robert
Pandora’s Digital Box – David Bordwell
David Bordwell, famous for his colossal contribution to film studies and his virtual monopoly of the textbook market, has released an e-book that examines the causes and effects of the transition to digital cinema. Bordwell attempts the unenviable task of
Pandora’s Digital Box – David Bordwell
David Bordwell, famous for his colossal contribution to film studies and his virtual monopoly of the textbook market, has released an e-book that examines the causes and effects of the transition to digital cinema. Bordwell attempts the unenviable task of
Reel Ale Film Club: Quatermass and The Pit
So far this series of Film Club articles has briefly surveyed the past events of several British film studios and significant moments in British film history including Ealing Studios, Free Cinema and the first utterance of the word homosexual on
Reel Ale Film Club: Quatermass and The Pit
So far this series of Film Club articles has briefly surveyed the past events of several British film studios and significant moments in British film history including Ealing Studios, Free Cinema and the first utterance of the word homosexual on
Von Sternberg, The Docks of New York and Me….
R|R have been fans of Bristol Silents for some time now, so it is with great pleasure that we publish a guest contribution from one of the their organisers, James Harrison, on their screening of The Docks of New York
Von Sternberg, The Docks of New York and Me….
R|R have been fans of Bristol Silents for some time now, so it is with great pleasure that we publish a guest contribution from one of the their organisers, James Harrison, on their screening of The Docks of New York
Thoughts on Shame (Steve McQueen, 2012)
Sitting down in a stiflingly warm, sold out auditorium with fellow audience members averaging 65 years of age to watch Shame (2012), was one of my most affective cinematic experiences of recent years. Driven close to panic several times during
Thoughts on Shame (Steve McQueen, 2012)
Sitting down in a stiflingly warm, sold out auditorium with fellow audience members averaging 65 years of age to watch Shame (2012), was one of my most affective cinematic experiences of recent years. Driven close to panic several times during
East End Film Festival
The East End Film Festival (EEFF) in their own words offers, “6 days of discovery across London’s East End,” promoting new voices and uncompromising visions.Their mission “is to discover, support, and exhibit pioneering work by global and local independent filmmakers,
East End Film Festival
The East End Film Festival (EEFF) in their own words offers, “6 days of discovery across London’s East End,” promoting new voices and uncompromising visions.Their mission “is to discover, support, and exhibit pioneering work by global and local independent filmmakers,
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
For those of you lucky enough to be experiencing a film by Wes Anderson for the first time, Moonrise Kingdom (2012) is perhaps his most idiosyncratic, bombastic film, proving either utterly charming or totally twee for the budding ‘Wesbian.’ In
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
For those of you lucky enough to be experiencing a film by Wes Anderson for the first time, Moonrise Kingdom (2012) is perhaps his most idiosyncratic, bombastic film, proving either utterly charming or totally twee for the budding ‘Wesbian.’ In
Reel Ale Film Club: A Hard Day’s Night
I hope you’re not all heart-throbbed out after Cliff Richard and Dirk Bogarde, because this week BEATLEMANIA hits Reel Ale FIlm Club. Prepare for The Railway Tavern Ale House to look like this (with slightly less of a police presence,
Reel Ale Film Club: A Hard Day’s Night
I hope you’re not all heart-throbbed out after Cliff Richard and Dirk Bogarde, because this week BEATLEMANIA hits Reel Ale FIlm Club. Prepare for The Railway Tavern Ale House to look like this (with slightly less of a police presence,
Adult Education at Hackney Picturehouse
This year I have been fortunate enough to attend several education events run by Hackney Picturehouse. These included a six-week long talk on Ealing comedies and a talk by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) on the work they
Adult Education at Hackney Picturehouse
This year I have been fortunate enough to attend several education events run by Hackney Picturehouse. These included a six-week long talk on Ealing comedies and a talk by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) on the work they
Nine Films by Luther Price: Thomas Beard and Ed Halter at the LUX/ICA Biennial
“Luther Price is Brakhage after Punk” – Thomas Beard (Light Industry) According to Biennial writer in residence Amy Budd, Luther Price displays a “renegade” attitude towards his chosen medium: 8 and 16mm film. Abusing its surface, he “scratches,” “defaces” and
Nine Films by Luther Price: Thomas Beard and Ed Halter at the LUX/ICA Biennial
“Luther Price is Brakhage after Punk” – Thomas Beard (Light Industry) According to Biennial writer in residence Amy Budd, Luther Price displays a “renegade” attitude towards his chosen medium: 8 and 16mm film. Abusing its surface, he “scratches,” “defaces” and
Reel Ale Film Club: Victim
Last week’s Reel Ale Film Club celebrated pastel colours, youthful crooning and Cliff Richard in high-waisted trousers. This week sees a return to black and white and a turn to more controversial subject matter in Basil Dearden’s Victim (1961), starring
Reel Ale Film Club: Victim
Last week’s Reel Ale Film Club celebrated pastel colours, youthful crooning and Cliff Richard in high-waisted trousers. This week sees a return to black and white and a turn to more controversial subject matter in Basil Dearden’s Victim (1961), starring
Friends with Benefits: Ben Rivers at the LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images
“This programme is about making films with the good, the unbelievably obliging, and the sometimes long-suffering folk around you” – Ben Rivers Beautifully thought through and yet totally unassuming, Ben Rivers’ Friends with Benefits was a programme that transpired to
Friends with Benefits: Ben Rivers at the LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images
“This programme is about making films with the good, the unbelievably obliging, and the sometimes long-suffering folk around you” – Ben Rivers Beautifully thought through and yet totally unassuming, Ben Rivers’ Friends with Benefits was a programme that transpired to
