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Le Crime de Monsieur Lange

“ Bazin 100: Celebrating a cinephile activist ”

Posted on Wed 18 July 2018 by Mark Cosgrove

Ahead of our Bazin 100 celebration screenings and discussions at Cinema Rediscovered, Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove reflects on the passion and curiosity of prototype cinephile activist, André Bazin.

Flash Gordon

“ The Look of Mike Hodges ”

Posted on Wed 18 July 2018 by James Harrison

Revisiting the films of Bristol-born Mike Hodges, South West Silents' co-founder and co-curator James Harrison reflects on the colour and design that set a look and defined a decade of filmmaking in the director's screen career.

Enter the Dragon

“ Enter the Dragon: Celebrating Bruce Lee  ”

Posted on Mon 25 June 2018

Forty-five years since the death of Bruce Lee, author of the forthcoming book Born to be Bad: Talking to the greatest villains in action cinema, Timon Singh, reflects on the life and legacy of one of cinema and martial arts' greatest warriors.

20th Century Flicks Video Shop

“ André Bazin: Reflections from the video shop ”

Posted on Sun 17 June 2018

We asked David Taylor and Daisy Steinhardt from 20th Century Flicks video shop to share short reflections on the words of cinephile and activist André Bazin, ahead of their illustrated talk during Cinema Rediscovered.

Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

“ The film Hollywood dared not make: Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. ”

Posted on Tue 5 June 2018

Vying with Julie Dash’s recently re-discovered and rightly celebrated Daughters of the Dust (1991) as the first film directed by an African American female to be commercially released, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T stands as a pivotal point in African American cinema.

Zama

“ Why is a fish a car? Learning to love Zama ”

Posted on Tue 29 May 2018 by Tara Judah

"Beautifully short but bizarre..." Our comments board gets Cinema Producer Tara Judah thinking about the beguiling beauty of new release Zama and how it led to loving the work of Lucrecia Martel.

Revenge

“ Whose responsibility? On Coralie Fargeat's Revenge ”

Posted on Thu 17 May 2018 by Tara Judah

Tara Judah, Watershed Cinema Producer, reflects on a Q&A she hosted with film academic and author, Dr Tanya Horeck, after a screening of Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature film Revenge, on Sat 12 May. The pair and the audience discussed the interplay of morality and ethics in visual representations of violence and lots more.

Joanie Lemercier's Millennium Constellations. Photo by Jack Offord

“ Connecting people ”

Posted on Thu 22 March 2018 by Vanessa Bellaar Spruijt

Reflections on putting arts and culture at the heart of new technology, and the can-do spirit of Bristol and its people

Persona

“ Bergman and Me ”

Posted on Mon 19 March 2018

In this article Thea Berry who is on placement at Watershed as part of her MA Curating course at the University of West of England (UWE), offers us a female perspective on the films of Ingmar Bergman.

Photo of a Bernard Herrmann score

“ Bernard Herrmann, Contradictions and Ostinatos... ”

Posted on Fri 16 Feb 2018

Critic Michael Beek reflects on the qualities underpinning the unique talent of composer Bernard Herrmann, whose scores include Psycho and Vertigo.

Photo of Bernard Herrmann

“ Bernard Herrmann Centenary, Further Reading ”

Posted on Fri 16 Feb 2018

Find out more about composer Bernard Herrmann with this selection of links.