Emails Flick's Flicks Podcasts Facebook Twitter Blog

Picturehouse Blog

 

Picturehouse Blog Banner

Visit the Picturehouse Blog for news, UK box office figures, staff film reviews and much more...

REALITY: Discover Tuesday 28/5/2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:06 +0000
by John-Paul Pierrot
The next Discover Tuesday title is Matteo Garrone’s REALITY, playing across Picturehouse Cinemas on 28 May. The neorealist films of Rossellini, De Sica, Visconti and the like fractured traditional conventions of filmmaking. Marked by their authenticity and set against the backdrop of a post-war Italy exhausted by poverty, these affecting chronicles of everyday life bred masterpieces […]

Picturehouse Podcast: At the 66th Cannes Film Festival

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05:52 +0000
by samclements
Sam is in Cannes for the 66th Cannes Film Festival. In this first episode from Cannes, Sam has a quick chat with team Picturehouse about what their highs and lows have been from the festival so far.   We also talk to team Picturehouse about their newest acquisition from the Cannes Film Festival, Jeremy Saulnier’s […]

SHELL: Discover Tuesday 21/5/2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:55:54 +0000
by John-Paul Pierrot
Frances Taylor, Office Manager at Picturehouse HQ, lends her thoughts on next week’s Discover Tuesday title SHELL.  Set in the Scottish Highlands, SHELL is the first feature film from writer-director Scott Graham. Shell (Chloe Pirrie, Black Mirror) is 17 and works in a petrol station with Pete (Joseph Mawle, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER). He silently […]

BEYOND THE HILLS: Discover Tuesday 14/5/2013

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:34:15 +0000
by samclements
Martin Langley, Duty Manager at the Regal Picturehouse, Henley-on-Thames writes about BEYOND THE HILLS.  From the moment Alina turns to stare back towards the Moldavian town, we can tell her reunion with childhood friend and lover Voichita will not be a smooth ride. Returning from work in Germany in an effort to entice Voichita to […]

The Sci-Fi London Film Festival at Stratford Picturehouse

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:00:13 +0000
by samclements
Marketing manager Samantha Buttigieg writes about the Sci-Fi London Film Festival.  Hello all! My name’s Samantha, and I’m the new Marketing Manager at the Stratford, East London branch of the best independent cinemas in the land. It’s a great location, so if you haven’t already paid us a visit, don’t be afraid to come in […]