Awards Time at Two Short Nights
Over the past two days the Exeter Phoenix have shown international shorts, documentaries and even award winning contemporary short films.
Two Short Nights International Shorts (review)
Two Short Nights kicked off with its first two International Shorts screenings and Simon Roger Key popped along to see an eclectic mix of films.
- Local | Reviews | Sean Wilson
Being There episode one: Ghosts – by Ed Chappell and Sam Morgan
A selection of upcoming Devon talent gathers in front and behind the camera for Ghosts, the first episode in proposed series Being There
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Torbay Film Club screens The Italian on Tuesday 6th November
Fancy a choice of films that’s different from the multiplex? Then get along to Torbay Film Club. Their new Season of films continues on Tuesday November 6th with The Italian
D&C Film Directors Series: Tom Hutchings and Ben Tallamy
As part of the ongoing D&C Film Directors series, I interview Tom Hutchings and Ben Tallamy, directors of Shields of Justice
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John Tomkins’ They’re Coming premieres to a packed house in Torquay
John Tomkins’ They’re Coming made its debut in front of an enthusiastic audience of friends and crew on Thursday 27th September. I was one of the lucky attendees.
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Torbay Film Club screens A High Wind in Jamaica on Tuesday 2nd October
Fancy a choice of films that’s different from the multiplex? Then get along to Torbay Film Club. Their new Season of films continues on Tuesday October 2nd with A High Wind in Jamaica
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Manhattan Short Film Festival: October 1st – October 5th at The Blue Walnut, Torquay
Sick and tired of the headbanging blockbusters this cinema? Want to have the chance to vote for some of the most exciting short films around? Then be sure to attend The Manhattan Short Film Festival -running at Torquay’s Blue Walnut Cafe and Cinema from October 1st to October 5th
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Clive: a new short film from Sam Morgan and Ed Chappell
It’s great going on holiday with friends. In the new short film Clive however, a bit of dismemberment is involved. Ed Chappell co-directs with Sam Morgan, who also writes and stars
Torbay Film Club begin 2012/13 Season with Oranges and Sunshine
Fancy a choice of films that’s different from the multiplex? Then get along to Torbay Film Club. Their new Season of films begins on September 11 with Oranges and Sunshine
Fancy choosing a film to be screened at Dartington’s Barn Cinema? Well, here’s your chance…
Get your Facebook finger twitching to help decide a screening at the Barn Cinema, Dartington with its Facebook Film Lover’s Night
There’s a dazzling spectacle coming to Dartington’s Barn Cinema, from Ron Fricke, the master of time-lapse photography
Ron Fricke’s latest film Samsara debut’s at Dartington’s Barn Cinema
Wingless Films present The Lite Blues Episode 1: The Slow Method (warning: strong language)
As the first in what is planned as an on-going series, Jim Elton and Tom Menary of Wingless Films present The Lite Blues: The Slow Method. This short film stars Julian Lee Seager and Boyd Rogers and features strong language
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Ed Chappell’s Lost Hearts premieres at Exeter Phoenix
Ed Chappell’s first film as solo director is an adaptation of MR James’ classic ghost story, Lost Hearts. Sean Wilson attended the premiere at Exeter’s Phoenix Centre on August 24
Review of Cosmo Jarvis’ The Naughty Room
Devon musician Cosmo Jarvis has garnered much acclaim for his songs, and now he adds another string to his bow with his directorial debut, The Naughty Room.
- Local | News | Screening | Sean Wilson
John Tomkins’ They’re Coming Premieres on September 27
Shot in Torbay and showcasing the very best of local, creative talent, John Tomkins’ thriller They’re Coming has its premiere at Torquay Merlin Cinema on September 27th
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Trailer for Ed Chappell’s Lost Hearts now online
Fancy a chill? Then savour the new trailer for Ed Chappell’s adaptation of M.R. James’ Lost Hearts
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An interview with Dartington Barn Cinema manager, Jim Whittle
The Barn Cinema at Dartington recently held their Projectionist Season, celebrating what seem to be a dying breed of workers. Does the move from 35MM to digital signify ominous rumblings within the industry? I caught up with the cinema’s current manager, Jim Whittle, to ask his opinion
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John Tomkins’ They’re Coming trailer makes its debut
Filmed in Torbay, directed by John Tomkins and starring Tom Menary and a host of Devon talent, They’re Coming is a dark thriller for our times. Watch the trailer here. Trailer edited and created by Ed Chappell.
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Projectionist Season at Dartington’s Barn Cinema: Special Screening of The Last Projectionist (2012)
I was fortunate to attend a screening of Thomas Lawes’ documentary The Last Projectionist at Dartington’s Barn Cinema. Screened as part of The Barn’s Projectionist Season, celebrating the unsung heroes of cinema in all their glory, it was a magical evening.
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Torquay filmmaker Ed Chappell adapts classic MR James ghost story, Lost Hearts
MR James’ eerie tale, Lost Hearts, is being adapted for film by Torquay-based filmmaker Ed Chappell. I caught up with him to discuss the production.
Life-changing communication explored in Life to Come short
Life to Come short asks ‘What would you do if you received a letter from the one you loved who’d departed from your life?’
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What is the future of the Paignton Picture House Cinema?
Believed to be the oldest purpose-built cinema in Europe, the Paignton Picture House boasts a prestigious history that dates back to the birth of cinema.
Once patronised by the likes of Agatha Christie, the cinema closed in 1999, and these memories now threaten to be lost in time.
Sean Wilson speaks to two people who want to see the cinema kept open for historic and aesthetic purposes: projection enthusiast, Stuart Saunders and London-based, Torquay bred filmmaker, Anthony Bueno
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Sickly sentiment gets in the way of Dartmoor story in We Bought a Zoo
Looking for an insight into the story of Dartmoor Zoo and Benjamin Mee? That’s not what you get with Cameron Crowe’s big screen adaptation of the story. We Bought a Zoo is a gooey, schmaltzy affair that fails to get to grips with the events that inspired it, but it’s harmless and watchable for all that
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Preparing to fight: paranoid thriller They’re Coming rehearsals underway
Sean Wilson attended fight rehearsals for the film They’re Coming, and caught up with both John and leading man Tom Menary (of Plymouth-based Wingless Films).
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Steven Spielberg’s War Horse makes for beautiful, sweeping melodrama
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse had big hooves to fill, which it does, helped, of course, by the breathtaking shots of Dartmoor
War Horse charity premiere at Apollo Cinema, Paignton
Filmed on Dartmoor, Steven Spielberg’s World War I epic War Horse has its Charity Premiere at the Apollo Cinema in Paignton. Sean Wilson reports.
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Ray: A Life Underwater wins Shoot Film Festival 2011
Ray: A Life Underwater by Amanda Bluglass wins Dartington Barn Cinema’s Shoot Film Festival 2011, Sean Wilson catches up with organiser Colin Orr to find out more about the festival
Ambitious filmmakers Realm Pictures are aiming for the stars and they’re flying high
Realm Pictures are set on making a noise in the film world, and their filmmaking matches their vision
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D&CFilm Directors Series: Ashley Wing (video)
In the first of the D&C Film Directors Series, reviewer Sean Wilson chats with filmmaker Ashley Wing about his new sci-fi short, Fracture.
