Helen Hanson is a Professor in Film History at the University of Essex as well as Academic Director of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. I'm a great admirer of Hollywood Soundscapes: Film Sound Style, Craft & Production in the Classical Era, her new book. Hollywood Soundscapes not only provides us with new knowledge on the craft... Continue Reading →
José Arroyo in Conversation with David Baldwin, Film Programmer, Midlands Arts Centre
A conversation with David Baldwin,new film programmer of the Midlands Arts Centre Cinema and former programmer of The Electric, with some timely interventions from Michael Glass of Eavesdropping at the Movies. An illuminating talk not only about David’s hopes for the Midlands Arts Centre cinema program but also about distribution practices in general, about the... Continue Reading →
José Arroyo in Conversation with Gary Horrocks
Gary Horrocks came to talk on Judy Garland at Warwick University and I grabbed him briefly to discuss fandom and Judy Garland; how he became a Judy Garland fan; and how he eventually went on to run The International Judy Garland Fan Club and become editor of, first, The Rainbow Review, which originated in... Continue Reading →