Halcyon River Diaries: BBC One this evening
16 May 2010 // Film/TV //On Water
This sounds interesting. According to the BBC website broadcast times differ across the UK. My newspaper is saying 6.10pm in England. Press Release: Halcyon River Diaries is an entirely fresh approach to natural history programme making: a four-part documentary series made by a family for families, and an engaging and original mix of wildlife and [...]
Cameraman – The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
by Ceri Levy. Standing in at 13 years in the making, Craig McCall’s film about Jack Cardiff, probably England’s finest cinematographer and Oscar winner (Black Narcissus), is finally available for public consumption and about time too. This has been a labour of love but we are rewarded with a fitting and engaging tribute to Jack. [...]
British Sea Power: Man of Aran
30 March 2010 // Film/TV //Music
Sheffield The Sensoria Festival of Music & Film’ (in conjunction with Caught by the River) is delighted to welcome special guests British Sea Power to perform their live soundtrack to Man of Aran for the festival’s closing night celebrations on Thursday April the 29th. Man of Aran is a powerful and provocative dramatised documentary from [...]
BBC 2 Tonight – The Natural World
(watch it on the BBC i player) BBC2 8pm this evening. This from the website; Multi-award-winning writer Robert Macfarlane sets out on a journey to explore the unexpected landscapes and natural history of Essex, revealing that there is far more to the county than the stereotypes of white stilettos and boy racers. Macfarlane spends a [...]
The Amber Film Collective
by Ben Myers. It took Channels 4’s retrospective in late 2008 to introduce me to the cinematic and photographic works of Newcastle’s Amber Film Collective. There were two surprises. Firstly, their films are amongst some of the best s I have ever seen, works of social value that are up there with anything by Mike [...]
The Deadliest Catch
5 January 2010 // Film/TV //On Water
For those in peril on the sea by Mathew Clayton One of the more unexpected consequences of becoming a parent is that you start watching strange television programmes when everyone else has gone to bed. Last Thursday morning at 4am I was sat on the couch, blanket on legs, gurgling wide awake baby on lap, [...]
Under the Mud.
by Roy Boulter Following ‘Of Time And The City’ we have just released a quite different film – ‘Under The Mud’ a drama-comedy about a day in the life of a dysfunctional family, was written in collaboration with 15 teenagers. The film has had an incredible seven year journey from the first writing session to [...]
Caught By The Reaper – Edward Woodward
16 November 2009 // Film/TV //Remembrance
Sad news just hit CBTR Towers that the actor Edward Woodward has passed away aged 79. Fondly remembered as The Equalizer and for his role as Sgt Howie in – possibly this writer’s favourite film of all time – The Wicker Man, you can click here to watch his finest hour/grizzliest end. Raise a glass!
Radio Spiritworld
4 November 2009 // Film/TV //Miscellany
It’s good to know that when you go, there’s a decent radio station waiting for you on the other side. Radio Spiritworld (Inter-Dimensional), the only station broadcasting from the afterlife to the living world, is the brainchild of Robert Popper and Peter Serafinowicz, the men behind one of CBTR’s favourite TV shows ever, Look Around [...]
My Friend Eric
28 October 2009 // Film/TV //Miscellany
A film by Justin Partyka. In early 2008 Justin Partyka acquired a small digital camera. The camera sat around gathering dust until he discovered it had a video function. Intrigued by the idea of carrying a “video camera” in his pocket, Partyka started to take the camera to the fields and farms he visits for [...]
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