Romeo and Juliet, Evita, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, Rent, Macbeth…There are many stage greats that have been magnificently translated into cinematic masterpieces in recent years. The words that have echoed across grand theaters throughout the ages have blared from surround sound speakers in darkened cinemas, telling
How the Oscars became the very thing they were supposed to prevent, and how to fix them. When the Oscars were first introduced the general idea behind a big, prestigious awards ceremony celebrating the craft of filmmaking wasn’t an industry patting itself on the back but rather an opportunity to connect with the general public
The Hole in the Ground arrives in cinemas this week – the latest horror to explore the terrifying realities of raising children. The stress, the lack of sleep, and the anxiety of bringing up these little monsters to be well-rounded human beings. Which is all the more complicated if they
By James White, Head of Restoration, Arrow Films Ringu was released in Japan in 1998 and was an immediate and phenomenal success, quickly becoming the most successful horror film of all time. Two years later it was released as Ring in the west to great acclaim, but like most people I caught the film
By Siobhan Eardley. If you type 'Disney and mental health' into Google, there are a plethora of articles listing the abundance of mental health disorders that Disney characters have, bearing in mind most of them seem to focus on the Princesses, diagnosing them with conditions from Stockholm Syndrome to OCD. Flicking through
