With the closing of entertainment venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the longing for theatre productions and performances has never been so strong. Simon Godwin’s Romeo & Juliet was due to perform in July 2020, as noted at the beginning of the television film, but due to the pandemic the run was cancelled. This alternative, […]

Italy has abolished a 1913 censorship law which allowed the government to ban films based on moral and religious grounds. This landmark change will see filmmakers now effectively self-regulating their work, providing an age rating for each film in line with the 2016 Cinema Law. These ratings will be monitored by a commission of 49 […]

Darius Marder’s debut feature Sound of Metal begins with, well, just that: the sound of a metal guitar, reverberating eerily over a black screen. Eventually we see the bare torso of a man, framed by his drum kit with stage lights beating down on his bowed head. Nameless and placeless, we are presented only with […]