Category: Films/Movies
Screening Of “Still Alice” Movie To Raise Funds
In an effort to raise awareness of Dementia in the community, Westmeath will be showing the film Still Alice on Friday [March 6] at 6:30pm at the Speciality Cinema and Grill in Hamilton. Actress Julianna Moore won an Oscar this past month for her performance in Still Alice, a film The Guardian describes as “effortlessly excellent, about a difficult... Read more of this article
March TV: Series Premieres & Much More
[Written by Shavonne Jeffries, Bermuda CableVision] “All Star Academy” – Premieres Sunday, March 1, at 10pm on Food Network In this upcoming series from Food Network, four top chefs will mentor teams of America’s top home cooks for a fierce competition that puts their reputations on the line, and will see one talented home cook take... Read more of this article
Film Lineup Revealed For Upcoming BIFF 2015
BIFF today [Feb 26] announced the lineup for the annual Bermuda International Film Festival which will be held next month, from March 20-26]. “BIFF has carefully curated a programme of over 30 feature-length and short films to be screened during festival week at Liberty Theatre. As the event is now in its eighteenth year, the programme is themed... Read more of this article
Andrew Stoneham Appointed New BIFF Director
The Bermuda International Film Festival has appointed Bermudian Andrew Stoneham to its helm. Effective immediately, Mr Stoneham, 29, will lead the organisation in delivering the 18th edition of the annual festival next month [March 20-26]. Mr Stoneham first became involved with BIFF as a student volunteer in 2003 before moving into a part-time administration... Read more of this article
Special Showing Of “Selma” Film This Thursday
[Written by Eron Hill] “What happens when a man stands up and says “enough is enough?” We build the path as we came … rock by rock.” The movie “Selma” chronicles the historic march from Selma Montgomery, Alabama, during the Civil Rights movement in 1964, which prompted President Lyndon Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act on August 6,... Read more of this article
“Prince Among Slaves” Film To Screen On Feb 17
The Bermuda National Library and the U.S. Consulate will host a special showing of Prince Among Slaves at the Adult Library on Queen Street on Tuesday, 17 February. Prince Among Slaves is a historical documentary directed, written and produced by Andrea Kalin and narrated by Mos Def made for PBS by Unity Productions Foundation. The film, made in... Read more of this article
Valentine’s Screening Of Fifty Shades Of Grey
Secrets and VIP Productions are getting set to host a Valentine’s Day movie screening of Fifty Shades of Grey at Specialty Cinema on Saturday, February 14, with cocktails to be served at 5.30pm and the movie beginning at 6.30pm. Tickets to the screening cost $25 each, with the price including cocktails and the movie. The event is sponsored by... Read more of this article
Just Eat It & Althea Films To Screen At Weekend
An entertaining and award-winning film about the global issue of food waste, and a profile of pioneering tennis champion Althea Gibson, will screen at the Weekend Film Series, sponsored by Gosling’s, on Sunday February 15. Screening at 3 p.m., Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story has won awards at festivals in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.... Read more of this article
Screenings Of “Selma” & “Madea’s Tough Love”
The Progressive Labour Party is going to host a special showing of Academy Award Best Picture Nominee “Selma”. A PLP spokesperson said, “Under the Distinguished Patronage of Marc A.R. Bean and Mrs. Simone Smith-Bean, you are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate Black History Month, and our Party Leader’s Birthday, at a special viewing... Read more of this article
G&S Society To Present ‘Carmen’ On Film
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society [G&S] is getting set to present the New York Metropolitan Opera’s production of Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ on film in Bermuda, to run on Saturdays starting on February 21, 2015 at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI]. The approximate running time is 3 hours and 40 minutes. A spokesperson... Read more of this article
Red Cross To Present ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’
The Bermuda Red Cross is getting set to present two showings of the film ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, on February 13, 2015, including a pre-party complete with drinks and snacks. The showings will be at 6.30pm and 9.30pm, with the pre-party to take place from 5.00pm through 7.30pm; all activities will... Read more of this article
February TV: Celebrating Black History Month
[Written by Shavonne Jeffries, Bermuda CableVision] 2015 marks the 100-year anniversary of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History [ASALH], the organisation at the origin of the yearly commemoration of black history. With this milestone, the ASALH has chosen “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture” as the 2015 National... Read more of this article
G&S Set To Present ‘The Met: Live In HD’
The Gillbert and Sullivan Society is getting set to present the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro – New Production on film on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] auditorium at 5.00pm. The show will be presented in Italian, with English subtitles, with an approximate running... Read more of this article
Pelican Dreams, Art And Craft Films To Screen
A beautiful nature documentary by Sundance-and-Emmy-award-winning filmmaker Judy Irving, and a second doc that is shortlisted for the 2015 Academy Award® for Best Documentary, will screen at the Weekend Film Series, sponsored by Gosling’s, on Sunday January 18. Screening at 3 pm., Pelican Dreams is an intimate portrait of an iconic seabird species.... Read more of this article
BIFFlix Film Series To Screen ‘Force Majeure’
Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] has revealed that it will begin its BIFFlix film series this year with Force Majeure, a film nominated for a Golden Globe at last night’s [Jan 11] award ceremony, and which won the ‘Un Certain Regard’ gong at Cannes in 2014. Force Majeure will be screened on Sunday, January 25 at 5.30pm in the... Read more of this article
Workshop With Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter
BIFF has secured the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Dallas Buyers Club, Craig Borten, for a special film workshop event “The Write Stuff”, to take place during the 2015 Bermuda International Film Festival. Craig Borten will be joined in presenting the workshop by seasoned screenwriter, James V. Hart whose writing credits include Hook directed... Read more of this article
