After Friday's screen hire / marriage proposal The Garden Cinema I'm collecting films to propose to your partner before/after. What film would you choose? boxd.it/viIXW

Such a privilege to see this film The Garden Cinema and hear from its director the incredible stories of how it was made. Get your local cinema to show it, it's a classic. youtu.be/pqkXJr4WtZ4?si…

Some clips from my work Mechanical Marvellous on show at Hove Museum from tomorrow until September 1st. It is influenced by Brighton's early cinema pioneers (and of course a bit of Méliès)
videoclub Corridor
Brighton Museums

Women Aren't Funny is a new season celebrating 13 films directed & written by women, from different nationalities, spanning from the 1940s to now. All of the films operate in the realm of comedy, boldly stretching and contorting the definition of it.

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Eek it's a loud storm too

I wrote about Baldwin's knotty relationship with Hollywood and his incredible memoir/criticism in The Devil Finds Work which is the inspiration for a new cinema season at the Barbican theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/…

Any interested may wish to check out this fabulous looking new season just put up by The Garden Cinema

Its allowed me to see 3 films that i've always wanted to watch - The Heartbreak Kid, Swept Away & Sweetie.

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I edited a trailer for The Garden Cinema's New Central American Cinema season, hoping to impart a sense of the religion, politics, intrigue, nature and mythology contained in this wonderful selection of films: youtube.com/watch?v=9z3BwM…

More utterly dire data on homelessness from the DWP

Children in temporary accomodation up 15% to 145,800 over the past year.

Children in B&Bs up 56%
Children in B&Bs over the statutory 6 week max up 84%

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I’ve spent months investigating how staff filmed on CCTV hitting, kicking and leaving special school pupils sat in urine were not sacked
 
Annabel Deas and I have discovered that staff were proven to have abused pupils at Whitefield - but still work there
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New Central American Cinema features contemporary films from Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador + shorts from countries across the region. Join us for Q&As, Salvadoran food, live music, and lashings of Ron Abuelo rum!

From 4 May
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Health advances: When my dad had hand surgery he asked if he'd be able to play piano afterwards and they said yes. 'what a brilliant operation!' he replied. I cut my finger recently and told the doctor I'd like to get the feeling back so I can play. 'Professionally?' she asked.

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I'm also openly Jewish sometimes but when I told my parents they said they knew all along

When u try to get meds and they're like 'how about we deregister you instead' but hey it's another day as a fragile flower in the breeze

Where do I plug it INIU?

I got a usb cable from Amazon and the brand is called INIU and I think that's quite a good name for that

how did i not hear that Charlotte Wells directed an emotionally devastating commercial for Quaker Oats?

Walthamstow's only cinema is set to reopen after closure “This momentous occasion extends beyond just reopening doors; we’re reigniting a love for storytelling that captivates, challenges, and most importantly, entertains ⁦The Standard⁩ standard.co.uk/news/london/wa…

Yesterday my neighbour taught me a jazz standard. This morning my colleague ran a creative writing workshop. I don't know what I can offer but the privilege (not luxury) of creative community is a magic, theraputic, scary and beautiful gift.