The Hallmark bible defines the content of their TV movies as “…very family friendly and PG/G in nature. A rule of thumb when watching our movies is you want to be able to watch with your 80-year-old ...

Last week, I shared my analysis of how filmmakers are subtly changing how they frame human faces over time. Today I wanted to take it one stage further and see if we can use those faces to measure how ...

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films. He claimed that international tax incentives were draining American productions from US soil and accused ...

This is the fourth of four articles I co-authored with Bruce Nash on behalf of the American Film Market. Specifically, horror movies budgeted between $500,000 and $5 million which were released ...

Some see the Oscars as the pinnacle of artistic achievement, a night of cinematic excellence that honours the best of the best. Others view it a TV reality show in which over-paid and over-dressed ...

The horror genre is a perennial favourite among filmmakers. The general perception is that they are fun to make, achievable on the lowest budgets and can earn a lot of money. The final item on that ...

This article is part of my ‘Big Ideas’ series, in which I explore the evolving landscape of the film industry. Each instalment will focus on one of the key shifts highlighted below, digging deeper ...

Over the weekend, I saw Avengers: Infinity War. I shall avoid talking about the actual movie so you don't have to worry about spoilers here. What I do want to discuss is originality amongst top movies ...

After two decades in the worlds of filmmaking, film analysis and film education, the same questions come up time and time again. Many people follow a similar path from wannabe rookie filmmaker through ...

Colour is one of the quickest ways a poster can tell you what kind of film it’s selling. Before you’ve read the title or registered the actors, your brain has already clocked the palette and filed it ...

I have been asked for years whether “Go Woke, Go Broke” is true for movies. So it was a real honour to be able to give the keynote today at the Zurich Summit and answer the question. Over the last few ...