Last Sunday, the Poole family celebrated their 20th year of ownership of the Pavilion Cinema Galashiels.
The family run independent cinema, which boasts four fully digital screens and two 3D systems, is located on the face of Market Street and serves the population of Galashiels as well as the wider Scottish Borders community. Read more
Prisoners refused to relinquish its iron grip on the top spot this weekend past, holding on to number one for the third week in a row. The all-star thriller took £969k, bringing its cume to a fantastic £5m.
Hot on the heels of Prisoners was Sunshine on Leith, which on its second week of release, took £732k and now has a cume of £2.2m . The film, featuring music from pop-folk sensation, The Proclaimers, follows the stories of Davy and Ally, who have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to learn to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles of family, jobs and relationships. Read more
As unlikely as it may seem, that the man behind the nerdy incompetence of Moss (Richard Ayoade) from the hit TV sit-com, The IT Crowd, should now want to adapt a classic Dostoyevsky text, believe it, as The Double is set to be one of the most distinctive cult hits of the last few years.
Whereas Ayoade’s on-screen persona as loveable goofball Moss might seem very convincing, in reality he is an avid cineaste. His debut film, Submarine, proved a great success, and he is amongst the most talented and ambitious of current British filmmakers. Read more
If there were a recipe for the ideal film to kick-start an international festival brimming with films spanning a wide-range of genres and national origins it would be as follows: Find a taut and relentlessly pulsating thriller directed by a home-grown filmmaker, throw in one of cinema’s most widely adored actors - as well as a startling showing from a debutant performer - and bring to the boil. The result is Captain Phillips, the enthralling new film from British director Paul Greengrass and the people’s favourite; Tom Hanks.
Following on stylistically from Greengrass’s previous films (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Green Zone), Captain Phillips is another dramatic telling of a real life event from the director. In the same vain as Bloody Sunday and United 93, Greengrass brings a considerate approach to a true story with high emotional stakes and raw emotions. Based on the 2009 hijacking of a US cargo ship by Somali pirates, Captain Richard Phillips endeavours to protect his crew whilst safely negotiating an extremely hostile situation. Read more
At only 24 years of age and with three previous feature films to his name, the fourth instalment to director/writer/actor Xavier Dolan’s burgeoning career is perhaps his most assured and mature to date.
With an already dedicated following thanks to the success of I Killed My Mother, Heartbeats and Laurence Anyways, Dolan’s work and status as a director has secured a cult level of appreciation for his (youthful) exuberant manner as a filmmaker. Tom At The Farm, however, immediately feels more fine-tuned and less visually indulgent. Working from a play by Michel Marc Bouchard, the backup of already existing source material has given Dolan a more purposeful approach to his directing. Read more
To showcase Gravity during last night’s second gala of The 57th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, was a fantastic coup for the festival organisers. The ODEON Leicester Square once again attracted major stars with Sandra Bullock hitting the red carpet with acclaimed director and producer pairing Alfonso Cuaron and David Heyman.
Addressing the audience before the film, Cuaron said his vision was to create something that “was suspenseful and emotional at the same time.” Read more
Digital Cinema Media’s CEO, Simon Rees, looks back on his time at New York’s Advertising Week and discusses whether the advertising industry will be able to adapt to meet increasing consumer and technology advances.
This month's column finds me in a reflective mood. However, reflecting on last week's 10th anniversary Advertising Week event is no small task. The event is actually more than 200 distinct events from day to night drawing attendees from the client, media, celebrity and broader cultural communities. This year, it also attracted a number of UK media luminaries including Paul Bainsfair, director general, IPA, Tim Lefroy, chief executive, Advertising Association, David Buonaguidi, founder and chief Creative Officer, Karmarama and Mark Howe, UK MD Agencies, Google, amongst others. Read more
DCM's resident Film Specialist, Tom Linay, tells Huffington Post readers what to expect at the BFI London Film Festival over the coming fortnight.
The 12 days of the BFI London Film Festival rivals the much more famous 12 days of Christmas as the best week and five days of the year. If you’re a London based film nerd, which I’m proud to say I am, it is cinema heaven. Read more
Last month’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) Awards, held at the Amsterdam RAI, saw director Peter Jackson debut the trailer for his upcoming sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in stereoscopic 3D and the high frame rate of 48 FPS, receiving an excellent response from attendees.
During the ceremony, Jackson was honoured with the IBC’s highest accolade, the International Honour for Excellence, whose recipients in recent years have included James Cameron and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Addressing guests via a videotaped message, he expressed how crucial the advancement and innovation of technology is in the digital age of filmmaking: "I cannot energize my imagination without the support of technology," he said. "Please keep [technical development] going." Read more
Prisoners held on tightly to the top spot this week on a weekend when the most impressive performers were holdovers from last weekend. The intense Hugh Jackman crime drama had a strong hold, falling just 17% to £1.1m (once previews are removed) and now has a cume of £3.4m. It held off the might of two Scottish releases in Filth and Sunshine On Leith, which finished in second and third respectively.
Based on the Irvine Welsh novel, Filth expanded nationwide this weekend and as a consequence saw an increase of 240% to £842k. The abrasive comedy now has a cume of £1.3m. The songs of The Proclaimers are still popular with the public as Scottish musical, Sunshine On Leith opened with £767k. Read more
LeapFrog, a first time cinema advertiser, has booked a four month cinema campaign to promote its new ultimate learning tablet, 'LeapPad Ultra' in the build up to Christmas.
The campaign, facilitated by Arena Azure, began running its 30" ad 20 September to 22 December. Read more
November is one of the best months for film releases in 2013. Last November we saw some of the most acclaimed films of the year released, including Argo, Silver Linings Playbook and Amour, and the quality is just as high this year.
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