I was at BAFTA this evening (yeah, I know, get me) and, as I took my seat in their cinema, what should I see a couple of seats to my right? It was a bit dark in there, so in case you can’t read it, it says: Endowed by DANIEL DAY-LEWIS in memory of SIR … [Read more…]
Found Objects Stick ‘Birmingham’ in the search bar on this blog’s sidebar and prepare to be amazed Found Objects: Birmingham Arts Lab “Pat also did Dr Who stuff, and greased up the man who played the giant shrimp in “The Invisible Enemy” so he could slide into the costume!” Kavanaugh Leaves Rep – News – … [Read more…]
Guest Blog: The Pharaoh of Film – Khaled El Hagar – profiled by Professor Roger Shannon “Acknowledged in his home country Egypt as the most controversial movie maker of his generation, Khaled lives quietly for half of the year in Kings Heath, in Birmingham, where he has established himself as the city’s leading auteur” Rhubarb … [Read more…]
The website for the Film Forum West Midlands, which I mentioned just the other day, has been spruced up and is looking very nice indeed. The domain name is now filmforumwm.co.uk and if you subscribed to the earlier version of the blog you’ll need to update to this new one. With all that said, they … [Read more…]
Independent Of The Month – Style Birmingham Lora Leedham – Studio 6, The Merlin Centre of Contemporary Design, Hockley Isaac – a man of many talents who redefined the word legend Roger Shannon pays tribute to the late Isaac Hayes in an article most remarkable for the idea of a band consisting of Isaac Hayes, … [Read more…]
Midlands sitting pretty at Edinburgh Film Festival – Birmingham Post Roger Shannon looks at Birmingham’s representation at the film festival Upon further investigation. A site visit to Ludgate Car Park in Birmingham (UK) Harry Palmer reports on his investigation/survey of one of the few remaining sites in Birmingham that hasn’t been built on since being … [Read more…]
An exhibition currently running at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery showcases the photography of Pogus Caesar, one of Birmingham’s most important visual artists. The exhibition, That Beautiful Thing, features 43 photographs selected from a portfolio that runs into several thousands taken over a 20 year period both in the UK and abroad. Putting the breadth and … [Read more…]