Three more screenings. And CFS Online
The recently published Government roadmap out of lockdown has enabled us to plan for three more in-cinema screenings at The Cheltenham Playhouse. Although specific requirements for each stage of the relaxation will only be published nearer to the time, we [cont'd.]
Free films on TV 15/5/21 to 21/5/21
FILM OF THE WEEK In the summer of 1949, as he lay in bed in the bleak sanatorium at Cranham, Gloucestershire, George Orwell had something on his mind other than terminal TB. He was worried that Animal Farm, his recent [cont'd.]
CFS Online Second Season – Reactions to Supernova
Mixed reactions to Supernova which achieved an overall appreciation score of 69.9%. Some members were not entirely convinced by the ending. Supernova, first of the CFS Online films we showed after Christmas, received an appreciation score of 69.9 per cent. Some [cont'd.]
CFS Online Second Season – Reactions to Rounds
An appreciation score of 73.8% for this Bulgarian film; an interesting snapshot of a democracy finding its feet. The interconnected stories appreciated by some members while others found it too disjointed. Some of your comments: Lots of authentically black police [cont'd.]
CFS Online Second Season – Reactions to God of the Piano
The lowest appreciation score of our CFS Online season so far for God of the Piano at 60.4%. A mixed bag of comments ranging from ‘gripping’ and ‘absorbing’ to ‘implausible’ and ‘slightly ridiculous’. The music was enjoyed with many favourable [cont'd.]
CFS Online Second Season – Reactions to And The Birds Rained Down
A very warm response to a warm-hearted film. And the Birds Rained Down scored 83.3% with members appreciating its tenderness and gentle story. Some of the comments: We loved it! So tenderly done. Powerful messages. First time seeing elderly love scene.. [cont'd.]
Oracles in Sepia Update – enjoy these beautiful and inspiring short films
You might enjoy this. Oracles in Sepia is a powerful series of short films assembled out of archive footage and some snatches of spoken word. It illustrates changes in British life from approximately the last war through to our contested and conflicted [cont'd.]
