Ben’s Blog: The Beginning Of The End.

Posted Monday, August 15th, 2016

Why, in the end, The Crow is still the best comic book movie…

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Ben’s Blog: Fibonacci.

Posted Monday, August 8th, 2016

Why are some sequels amazing whilst most are awful? How does the answer involve cauliflower? Questions to answer for yourself whilst reading this blog about patterns…

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Ben’s Blog: “I Went Past Your House.”

Posted Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

“The world becomes a kaleidoscope of cities and cinemas, of baggage carousels and 3am binge drinking…” some thoughts from travelling the festival circuit.

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Ben’s Blog: My Feral Heart.

Posted Monday, June 27th, 2016

If #Brexit does damage the UK Film industry, what do we really lose?

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Ben’s Blog: Dreaming Awake.

Posted Sunday, December 27th, 2015

Normally at this time of year I trawl my blog and regurgitate anything that still comes across as smart. This year though I’ve written little worth repeating. I have a good excuse though…

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Ben’s Blog: Sound of Story

Posted Wednesday, November 11th, 2015

Anyone who doesn’t think very hard refers to cinema as a visual medium. This is not true and has never been, even silent movies had a piano accompaniment. Cinema fills your ears as much as your eyes yet sound is often a second thought, the thing you turn your attention to only after picture lock. Brighton based bastion of cinema training and development, Lighthouse, are seeking to address this with a two day event focussing on sound as part of

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AAAAAAAAH!

Posted Thursday, September 17th, 2015

Friday 18th Picture House Central gives another screening to Steve Oram’s sublime new film “AAAAAAAAH!” I urge you with all my soul to go and see it.

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Fin De Siècle.

Posted Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

Reaching Paris on our festival run my thoughts naturally turn towards sex.

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FrightFest.

Posted Friday, August 21st, 2015

I’ve been a member of Shooting People since the year 2000 and no other organisation better expresses the passion that drives me to make films. I would love to share my film with you all in the cinema on the 31st August.

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Montreal

Posted Sunday, August 16th, 2015

This is what it feels like to premiere your film at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal.

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