By Freddie Coles. On July 18th 1986, director James Cameron’s Sci-fi/Action blockbuster Aliens released in cinemas worldwide, grossing over half its $18.5 million budget on its opening weekend. A sequel to 1979’s Alien, Cameron upped the stakes with more action,…
By Freddie Coles Director Matt Reeves’ DC sequel to the 2022 crime/action film began filming this week in Liverpool. Cars marked with the Gotham Police badge and American taxi cabs were spotted by onlookers outside the Queensway Tunnel. Robert Pattinson’s…
By Aqeel Khan At university halls and student flats, students are increasingly dividing their viewing time between two dominant forms of entertainment: Western superhero franchises and Japanese anime. While both remain widely consumed, they are being watched in different ways, shaped less by…
It’s clear that 2020 has been a tumultuous year for the film industry, and 2021 is shaping up to be similarly tricky. Covid-19 restrictions around the world are still affecting both film production and distribution. Despite this, whether you are…
Cinephiles can follow in the footsteps of film studies students at the University of Chester, who are broadening their horizons by undertaking a film-watching challenge. The students are mid-way through #Project100Films, which launched at the start of the autumn term…
It was a Grand Day Out for a group of lucky University of Chester students who helped Aardman senior model maker and animator Jim Parkyn during a series of model making workshops at Storyhouse in Chester. The second year BA…
Hank is an animated short film conceived and produced by second year Film Studies student Sam Dale. The film was produced for assessment on the Short Cuts and Animation module where, as you’ll see, creativity and innovation are encouraged. Each…
