But theres one category of ealing films thats really obscure. Actor reece shearsmith the league of gentleman introduces theatre of blood, douglas hickoxs darkly comic british horror starring vincent price as a vengeful actor, as the film that inspired him. Jun 29, 2010 the credit card company will also support quarterly screenings at the bfi imax, and the screen epiphanies series at bfi southbank, where celebrities introduce and discuss films that have inspired. Bfi southbank events and screenings cancelled or postponed. From 1st may 2018 bfi books and resources are published in partnership with bloomsbury a leading independent publisher with an awardwinning programme spanning academic, consumer and digital publishing. Exclusive coverage yoko ono introduces a special screening of gasland as part of the bfi screen epiphanies series at bfi southbank on june 22, 20 in london, england. The media archive for central england is the public screen archive for the east and west midlands. Screen epiphanies is a oncemonthly screening event, inspired by the bfi series of the same name, in which esteemed cultural figures introduce a film that inspired their love of cinema or. Plus celine sciamma on portrait of a lady on fire, pedro costa on. Steven berkoff was speaking with journalist ian hadyn smith at a screening of the hidden fortress courtesy of bfi screen epiphanies in partnership. From cherished favourites to unfamiliar gems, from the mainstream to the downright weird, we celebrate the huge variety of british cinema. Craig oldham reaches through the cinema screen and returns with a. Austin collins will discuss how femme fatale inspired his love of cinema.
Inspired by the screen epiphanies series at londons bfi southbank before the film, k. Misbehaviour director phillipa lowthorpe and producer suzanne mackie. Cane river restoration, valentines day romance, kelly reichardt selects, and more announced at bam, in february and march 2020. In the meantime, browse around youre sure to find something. Inspired by the screen epiphanies series at londons bfi southbank. Reece shearsmith introduces theatre of blood youtube. Learn more about world war i medal of honor recipient who was the subject of the 1941 gary cooper film simply called sergeant york. Collections search bfi british film institute simple search. Our list includes the prestigious bfi film classics, the bfi screen guides and our international screen industries series. Permanent plastic helmet presents the warriors, clapham picturehouse, london. Bfi film classics is a series of finely written, illustrated books that introduce, interpret and celebrate landmark films of world cinema. International screen industries all titles screen guides bfi film classics teaching film and media studies bfi silver teaching media at gcse. For full listings for the tilda swinton season and to book tickets visit the bfi website. Contributors include mark kermode, sir christopher grayling, laura mulvey and camille paglia.
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Alison goldfrapp hopes emotional journeys are inspired. Tilda swinton screen epiphany of peter ibbetson hosted by mark. Every month a prominent figure from the arts and culture community talks about the film that inspired their passion for cinema, accompanied by a screening of the film, exclusively for bfi members. On international womens day director phillipa lowthorpe and producer suzanne mackie came to the bfi southbank to talk about misbehaviour, their dramatisation of the events at the 1970 miss world competition. Bfi screen epiphanies in partnership with american express. Several have lain unseen for decades, and many others are. Digital access to british film institute books and resources is now available on screen studies. Aisha harris presents some like it hot 1959 inspired by the bfi series of the same name, screen epiphanies once again brings a cultural luminary to bam to introduce a. Geoffrey macnabs screen epiphanies has the ingenious notion of asking a wide range of filmmakers to recall their first taste of cinema and the impact it made. She was previously chief film critic for the village voice and, and her writing on books and pop culture has also appeared in the new york times, new york magazine, rolling stone, and sight and sound. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Buy 100 road movies bfi screen guides 2007 by jason wood isbn. The british writer and academic was a doyen of international film festivals where his presence as both an original critic and an industry expert made him indispensable, as well as sparkling company, writes geoffrey macnab. An independent charity and company based at the university of lincoln, mace acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the lincolnshire coast and the welsh border.
Nov 23, 2012 sparkling bfi southbank is the perfect onestop shop for all your festive film needs this december, from gifts with a personal touch to truly magical christmas favourites on the big screen to get ever. We look back over bongs career, peruse his parasite storyboards, and put his money on 20 upcoming filmmakers. The 30odd documentaries and propaganda shorts released by the studio between 1939 and 1946 are barely known. Hundreds of free films are available on the bfi national archive channel, along with expert commentary and interviews. Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didnt make the front page of film. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Stephanie zacharek is the film critic for time magazine.
Like the rest of bfi screenonline, these sections are growing all the time, so if what youre looking for isnt here now, it may be on its way. Damon wise r from the bfi talks to director rian johnson, who introduces the film under the skin that inspired him, as part of the bfi screen epiphanies in. Jun 20, 2018 learn more about world war i medal of honor recipient who was the subject of the 1941 gary cooper film simply called sergeant york. Director rian johnson introduces the film under the skin as part of the bfi screen epiphanies in partnership with american express at the bfi southbank on july. There was so much more to ealing studios than its famous comedies. Alison goldfrapp hopes emotional journeys are inspired by. Rian johnson to use fans crowd noise in star wars episode. The winner of best film at the 2019 bfi london film festival is a hallucinogenic, intoxicating thriller about child soldiers. What is your earliest or most significant film memory. Just having a bit of a screen moment eddie berg, the artistic director of the bfi, who has been inviting in actors to talk about their screen epiphanies films which made an impact on them. The current screen epiphanies season at the bfi southbank is a highly recommended series of film screenings each chosen by a celebrity guest to whom the film marks some watershed moment in their life. Screenonline is a website about the history of british film, television and social history as documented by film and television. Ray davies will also select this months screen epiphany the exclusive monthly event for bfi members and discuss his choice of costagavras political thriller z 1969. The bfi compendium series of books are dynamic, accessible and wideranging guides to the bfi s national blockbuster film seasons.
The credit card company will also support quarterly screenings at the bfi imax, and the screen epiphanies series at bfi southbank, where celebrities. I seem to be a verb the buckminster fuller institute. Anna karina introduces singin in the rain as part of the bfi screen epiphanies series. Filmmakers on the films that inspired them 9781844571901. After the jump weve included 46 different items, fun images, videos. Bfi southbank is closed until further notice due to the covid19 panedmic. The bfi british film institute has today launched britain on film, an archivebased initiative through which thousands of unseen films have been digitised and will be made available for free to. Huge selection of titles, including ebooks and magazines. Sparkling bfi southbank is the perfect onestop shop for all your festive film needs this december, from gifts with a personal touch to truly magical christmas favourites on the big screen to.
The current screen epiphanies season at the bfi southbank is a highly recommended series of film screenings each chosen by a celebrity guest to whom the film. Each volume offers an argument for the films classic status, together with a discussion of its production and reception history, its place within a. Home to a wealth of information on more than 6000 films showing images of life in former british colonies, with over 150 available for viewing online. Screen epiphanies draws together a series of revealing and touching interviews with a. The way of the samurai, clapham picturehouse, london. How busty mirren rode to a frenchmans rescue london. The tsai mingliang season is at the bfi southbank all month. Rian johnson to use fans crowd noise in star wars episode viii. Eight possibilities for episode viii at star wars celebration. Geoffrey macnab, author, and contributor to screen international and the independent dr andrew moor, reader in cinema history, manchester metropolitan university. Screen epiphanies brings together 32 leading filmmakers to discuss the films that inspired them to pursue a career in the movie business, or which influenced their own filmmaking practice, or which stayed with them because of their depictions of familiar communities, intense human relationships or unknown worlds.