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22nd Jul 2010
Help rescue the Hitchcock 9 and donate online now
Alfred Hitchcock: pioneer, legend and master of suspense
The BFI National Archive looks after our nation's film heritage. It is the largest and most important film and TV collection in the world. Curators of the BFI National Archive have identified a collection of films in desperate need of restoration, with nine of Alfred Hitchcock's early silent films being the first to seek rescue through the Support the BFI campaign.
Hitchcock’s 9 surviving silent films are a vital part of British cinematic history. Decades of wear and tear have left them in urgent need of restoration. These films are:
THE PLEASURE GARDEN (1925)THE LODGER (1926)THE RING (1927)DOWNHILL (1927)EASY VIRTUE (1927)THE FARMERS WIFE (1927)CHAMPAGNE (1928)THE MANXMAN (1929)BLACKMAIL (1929)Park Circus is pleased to represent four of these titles under the ITV Studios film library - THE PLEASURE GARDEN, THE LODGER, DOWNHILL and EASY VIRTUE.
The BFI now needs you to bring the 9 rare films back from the brink and into the digital age. Every penny counts. So please give whatever you can, and help bring a cinematic masterpiece back to life.
CLICK HERE to find out more and donate online.
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15th Jul 2010
Park Circus and Intellect present Issue 9 of The Big Picture film magazine
The July/August 2010 issue of The Big Picture Magazine is now available to download and enjoy in all its glory.
Themed around the re-release of FIVE EASY PIECES, Director Bob Rafelson's seminal portrait of a disaffected America, the issue explores the Road Movie as both a literal and metaphorical journey.
Along with the usual roundup of classic film posters, features include a photo essay on Neon lit cinemas of the great American mid-west, a location focus on the iconic Route 66, 1000 words on how Bonnie and Clyde became the catalyst for Hollywood’s Second Golden Age and a pictoral look back at the Haiti Kids Kino Project set up by Bristol's Cube cinema.
Download The Big Picture Magazine - Issue 9 HERE
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21st Jun 2010
Ronald Neame 1911-2010
It was recently reported, with great sadness, that the renowned British filmmaker Ronald Neame had passed away on Wednesday 16 June.
Neame directed romantic musical I COULD GO ON SINGING, starring Judy Garland and Dirk Bogarde, the Mark Twain adaptation THE MILLION POUND NOTE and post-World War II drama THE ODESSA FILE. He also produced the much-loved David Lean classics BRIEF ENCOUNTER, GREAT EXPECTATIONS and OLIVER TWIST, and worked as a cinematographer on BLITHE SPIRIT.
To view our Ronald Neame Collection, click here. For more information and to read The Guardian's obituary click here.
