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Wednesday
May232012

South China Morning Post features Story of Film

Mark Cousins was recently interviewed for the South China Morning Post. This lovely spread was featured on 20th May. Click here to download the PDF.

"The film is a dream come true."- Mark Cousins

 

Thursday
May102012

Film List: The Story of Film

So hopefully by now you'll have seen the series, bought the DVD, asked Mark Cousins some questions and found some new favourite films!

Too much to take in? Don't worry you can download a pdf of all the films featured in the 15 hour journey and start your own movie oddysey!

Thursday
Apr192012

The Story of Film DVD launch

The Story of Film has been released as a five disc set by Network and Mark's been busy touring the country to enthusiastic acclaim.

It's not just the cinema goers who have been salivating at taking The Story of Film home with them, below is a selection of recent mentions in the press:

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Time Out *****

Geniuenly democratic, honest in its broad perspective, and unusually technically aware, this is the definitive history of cinema's first century and a bit. - Andrew Lowry

Metro *****

Cousins delivers so much information and shows so many of the parallels and influences that pervade this self-referential art form that you're left itching to revisit the classics and discover the surprising gems he's highlighted.

Word Magazine

This Superb piece of work concludes that "the future of cinema is in provacative hands". And with brilliant, passionate archivists like Cousins working in the field, we may also surmise that the future of film criticism is too. - Ali Catterall

 

Wednesday
Mar282012

Airing tonight...Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of TV in Scotland

Every Wednesday on BBC1 Scotland at 19:30 between March 28- May 9 2012

Thursday
Mar152012

'Watching Ourselves' launched on BBC Website

A new website has been launched on the BBC to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of broadcasting in Scotland. Hopscotch Films' production Watching Ourselves is a seven part series due to begin 28 March on BBC One Scotland. Greg Hemphill is our guide to the groundbreaking moments of Scottish television; the great stories, drama, laughs and sporting moments over the years.

As the countdown to broadcast begins the BBC website page will host exclusive clips of the series and information on some of the heroes who have made such an impact on our lives. Explore for yourself here.