Ben Nicholson

Founder @altkino • Artistic director @alphafilmfest • Shorts @verdict_film • ✍️ for hire • Not on here so much nowadays.

[Ben Nicholson @BRNicholson]

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[The Skinny @theskinnymag]

"It didn't even occur to me that this was a genre study until it started screening."

Charlie Shackleton (@charlieshack)'s planned Zodiac Killer film fell through – the resulting ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT comes to @edintfest this week

https://t.co/c8CrCkpvnH [✍️: @BRNicholson]

[Jamie Dunn 🇪🇺 @JamieDunnEsq]

And at the back, @Phil_on_Film reviews The Seed of the Sacred Fig, @CarmenChloie reviews The People's Joker, @BRNicholson reviews Memoir of a Snail, @jslaterwilliams reviews I'm Still Here and Katie Driscoll reviews The Last Showgirl

[Second Run @SecondRunDVD]

"An experience both engrossing and bracing [...] What feels evident in every moment of PARK LANES is its formal and aesthetic rigour [...] It’s suitably captivating." Kevin Jerome Everson's monumental PARK LANES reviewed @SightSoundmag @BRNicholson https://t.co/Qww9EIUi7p

[Ben Nicholson @BRNicholson]

And most recently @theskinnymag published the interview I conducted with Khalid at KV last year, where he spoke about taking his shot to make the film he wanted, and creating something that spoke to now: "We don’t live in a three-act-structure time." https://t.co/RldQ9prA9G

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One of - nay, my favourite! - film of 2023 is now in cinemas and there are a trio of pieces of mine available to read about it before/after you go to see it. And go to see it you 100% should: Naqqash Khalid's In Camera 🔗👇

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Next, I was very kindly asked to write some additional words about it for the brochure of @BelfastFilmFes1 where I reflected further on how it " sifts through the tiny pieces of contemporary identity." Read here (p.18): https://t.co/LqM06DuP6U

[The Skinny @theskinnymag]

"I just wanted it to tap into something that represented more life as it feels, not as it is"

Director Naqqash Khalid talks to @BRNicholson about IN CAMERA, which follows a jobbing actor of colour in the UK film industry – out Friday via @ConicFilm

https://t.co/ZwoQ5ojpkl

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@PiersEaton @EMaginess Exactly! 👌

[Ben Nicholson @BRNicholson]

Rewatching Room 237 and reminded of @EMaginess' hilarious riposte to one theory:

Them: "The only capital letters on the key are R, O, O, M, and N... there's only two words you can come up with that have those letters in them... 'moon' and 'room'."

Emily: "What about 'moron'?"

[Ben Nicholson @BRNicholson]

And here is my @altkino conversation with Zia Anger about her previous live immersive cinema experience also titled My First Film from back in 2019:
https://t.co/XfYy12STTs

[Ben Nicholson @BRNicholson]

Sad that I only learned about @cnfw_uk recently as have plans that w/e, but if you're free 30 Aug-1 Sep, get down to @GenesisCinema for two of my 2022 faves - As Mine Exactly, Cette Maison - plus new Zia Anger, Searchers, i hate myself :) and more! 🤩🔥 https://t.co/wd9XRwYkHm

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Here is my @SightSoundmag review of Shackleton's exceptional VR work which I got to experience at LFF in 2022:
https://t.co/Lm6Syi6xVM

[Ben Nicholson @BRNicholson]

Lol

[The Skinny @theskinnymag]

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's new film is another long one – but they aren't long for the sake of it.

Instead, @BRNicholson writes of ABOUT DRY GRASSES, it's about getting a more immersive experience of Ceylan's characters and their stories...

https://t.co/CPzcQQcKzO @picturehouses

[Sight and Sound magazine @SightSoundmag]

A Congolese man faces a fraught homecoming plagued by family superstitions that have persisted since childhood in rapper/director Baloji’s fantastical feature debut.

@BRNicholson reviews Omen, out now. https://t.co/q4V8oZaeYV

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Sad to hear about the end of @MAP_magazine, for whom I've written a few times about @alchemyfilmarts - including one of my favourite ever pieces. Thanks for all the fantastic reading.

[MAP @MAP_magazine]

An announcement from MAP magazine: After a run of nearly 20 years, MAP magazine is now closed to pitches and commissions. It has been both a privilege and pleasure to have worked with so many wonderful contributors, editors and organisations across Scotland and beyond.

[Ben Nicholson @BRNicholson]

Wrote a short piece about artists, the city, and UK arts tv programming in response to @BarbicanCentre's current (excellent!) Artists in Residence season.

[Apollo Magazine @Apollo_magazine]

Making a living in London has always been a challenge for artists, but British television was once very interested in how they managed. A season @BarbicanCentre recalls a time when artists’ concerns frequently made it on to our screens. By @BRNicholson
https://t.co/U6HpTj1pwC

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Meanwhile, over on @altkino, @PatrickJGamble speaks to Patiño about the film.

[ALT/KINO @altkino]

Lois Patiño's astonishing Samsara is now in UK cinemas and available on demand from @CurzonCinemas. Over on the website, @PatrickJGamble spoke to the filmmaker about his influences and creating the bold immersive experience of the film.

https://t.co/1oS96tU6Ua

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Lois Patiño's 🔥 Samsara is released in the UK today. One of my very favourite films of last year, I wrote about it a little for @SightSoundmag:
https://t.co/iMe3MwmC1s

[Sight and Sound magazine @SightSoundmag]

Lois Patiño’s Samsara is a transformative sensorial journey that features one of “the most enrapturing cinematic gambits of recent years” writes @BRNicholson.

Samsara arrives in UK cinemas this Friday. Read the full review below 👇
https://t.co/KxZUIyQt2W