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How MediCinema brings the magic of movies to hospital patients

By Natasha Jagger

Based inside various hospitals across the UK, MediCinema recognises the power of movies for people undergoing medical treatment.

What is the truth about digital projection?

By Carlos José Jijón Jurado

Dismissed as inferior by dedicated print enthusiasts yet a mainstay of cinemas around the world – we talk to cinema workers about the pros and cons of digital as a format.

Inside the design world of Jean-Luc Godard

By Arijana Zeric

A new exhibition at the ICA explores the role of typography in Jean-Luc Godard's filmography.

The unlikely rise of Irish-language cinema

By Eoin O'Donnell

Despite less than 2% of Ireland speaking the language on a daily basis, more and more filmmakers are showing an interest in how Gaeilge can be incorporated into cinema.

Conner O’Malley is the internet’s most Online filmmaker

By Finlay Spencer

The comic-cum-filmmaker is Mike Leigh for the digital age.

Fantastic Mr. Fox at 15: a celebration of change and difference

By Cat Searcey

In his stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic caper, Wes Anderson highlights the necessity of overcoming a fear of change.

The transportive beauty of modern magical realism

By Nadia Maria Oliva

In two of 2024's best films – Bird and On Becoming A Guinea Fowl – reality blurs with fantasy when the world becomes too cruel to stand.

When did theatre become so reliant on film?

By Holly Williams

With screen-to-stage adaptations popping up in the West End every week, what's caused the theatre world to rely so heavily on cinema for source material?

The engrossing ’90s nonsense of Denzel Washington

By Chloe Walker

One of the greatest actors of all time found a compelling niche starring in some of the decade's zaniest high-concept thrillers.

Inside the fight to make Audio Description a non-negotiable part of the film industry

By Emma Cieslik

A crucial tool for visually impaired cinema lovers yet often undervalued by the industry, it's about time that audio description's worth is heard.

Can watching porn in public change perceptions of sex work?

By Billie Walker

Erika Lust's C*m With Me tour celebrates 20 years of the filmmaker's work, but how can welcoming porn back into cinemas challenge audience attitudes?

In praise of Stan Brakhage’s most disturbing film document

By Tyler Thier

This Halloween, no body horror fiction can compare to the haunting revelations of Brakhage's 32-minute film The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes.

Deciphering Don Hertzfeldt’s ME

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The latest short film from the independent animation legend is an elusive oddity even by Don Hertzfeldt's standards.

Can a 100-year-old cinema survive without a venue?

By Ami Guest

Belfast's Strand cinema is a gorgeous relic from a bygone era – but as the picturehouse closes its doors for a much-needed renovation, the team have relocated to an old shopping centre.

The unending labour of Amos Gitaï’s House

By Daniel Glassman

Following a short run at Barbican Centre, Amos Gitaï's landmark film series turned theatre production charts the history of a single house in West Jerusalem and what it reveals about Israel and Palestine.

How to create a fictional pop superstar

By Henry Boon

As Smile 2 hits cinemas, we delve into what it takes to create a musician for the silver screen.

The gravitas of Ving Rhames

By Taylor Burns

As Pulp Fiction turns 30, we take a closer look at one of cinema's finest supporting players.

Why Aishwarya Rai in Bride and Prejudice is the best Elizabeth Bennet

By Yasmin Vince

She might not be as well known as Keira Knightley or Jennifer Ehle, but Aishwarya Rai lights up the screen in Gurinder Chadha's 2004 Austen adaptation.

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