1) Kino Pioneer 1909 Cinema, Szczecin, Poland In a particularly unpronounacable city, in a country full of particularly unpronouncable places, the perfectly pronounacble Kino Pionier may not look like anything special. But this independent in Poland’s 7th largest city should hold a special place in every film buffs heart. Opening as the catchily named “Helios […]
Read more "The World’s 6 Best Independent Cinemas"Popcorn and Projector has been stat-munching again in a quest to find out which European country goes to the cinema the most. Have a look at our handy interactive map below. https://magic.piktochart.com/embed/6321145-european-cinema
Read more "The country that goes to the cinema the most may surprise you"Think most independent cinema exists in London? Is Manchester a mecca for all things indie? What’s the cinema scene like in Northern Ireland? Popcorn and Projector have been number crunching all weekend in an attempt to answer all these questions, and many more you probably haven’t asked. Using this list of independent’s in the UK we […]
Read more "Think independent cinema revolves around London? Think again"By Fiona Rentoul Piracy. It’s such a bad word in the arts community. So bad it’s almost taboo. It’s almost comparable to teen sex. If we don’t talk about it, it isn’t a problem. If we tell people to abstain, will they listen? And then, somehow, piracy will no longer be a problem? Wrong. It […]
Read more "Guest Post: A Look Into Movie Piracy"Have you ever sat through Star Wars and thought “Yes. R2D2 is all well and good, but there isn’t actually sound in space?”. Been endlessly frustrated by the fact an ice age would take decades, not the lunch-hour it seemed to take in The Day After Tomorrow? Well those considerate guys from Pop Up Screens have […]
Read more "We went to the scientific commentary of Alien and liveblogged it"We all know that the world of film extends far beyond the hills of Hollywood and the studios of London. From the romance of Bollywood, to the kung-fu of the Hong Kong movie scene, the range of world cinema is as diverse as the planet itself. One country that doesn’t immediately spring to mind though […]
Read more "Talking South African Film with Lizelle Bischoff"Twitter can be a funny place. Yes, it’s a platform for Katie Hopkins to tell us how much she hates Mother Theresa, and allows politicians to show how “down” they are with all of us. But it serves a far greater function than that: it allows us, the Great British people, to showcase our excellent […]
Read more "Twitter Goes Crazy for Add A Body Part to a Film Hashtag. Here are our Favourites"Reading film reviews can be a frustrating experience. Half the time they are used as a vehicle to display the author’s range of vocabulary when all you really want to know is if it’s worth spending a tenner on seeing on a Tuesday night. These frustrations were shared by Rhodri Williams, who has set up […]
Read more "The short and short of it? We chat to @FilmReview140"Ahhh independents. At Popcorn and Projector we love them and we want you to love them too. So with that in mind here is a quick guide to what to expect at your local picture house. 1) It might cost a little more than you are used to… Yes, some of the more illustrious cinemas […]
Read more "8 things you’ll notice when you go to an independent cinema for the first time"
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