We are excited to introduce The Michael Fritz Collection, an amazing donation to the museum of over 200 scrapbooks created by Michael, who also designed wonderful covers for many of them, over the last 60 years. Find out more at bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/the-micha…

Carol Morley #fridayfilmclub Showroom Cinema

We have a fabulous new blog on our website from stipend holder artist and writer Cathy Lomax . Cathy looks at the presentation of female stars such as Faye Dunaway, Tuesday Weld and Elizabeth Taylor in the new Hollywood era bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/selling-f…

Hagstone is published in Australia and New Zealand today. I'll be doing some events there in the next two weeks - at Melbourne Writers Festival, Auckland Writers Festival, WORD Christchurch, Verb Wellington and Paperback Bookshop - if you're about.

Here's a 🧵of individual links/tickets. Join us!

It's Powell and Pressburger season again – thanks Martin Scorsese! I am introing these screenings of BLACK NARCISSUS at Riverside Studios on 19 and 20 May riversidestudios.co.uk/see-and-do/bla…

Maya Deren, one of the most significant filmmakers of the 20th century, was BOTD in 1917 & died in 1961 at 44. A Ukrainian-born experimental filmmaker & important part of the avant-garde, she was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer & photographer

Huge congrats to all the nominees - special shout-out to Carly Paradis for her nomination for Typist Artist Pirate King! I had so much fun recording & mixing this score! 🎻🎨🎬

Wonderful to screen #typistartistpirateking last night at a private screening MoMA The Museum of Modern Art #audreyamiss loved New York so it was special. What a fab audience with great questions/comments! And I loved being in conversation with the wonderful artist #tinabarney afterwards.

Typist Artist Pirate King has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Film Score 💙 such an honour, thank you The Ivors Academy ! 💜 #TheIvors

So thrilled that Carly Paradis is nominated for Best Original Film Score The Ivors Academy for #typistartistpirateking BFI ModernFilms 💕

FAB NEWS!
(For London types and those prepared to travel.)

If you missed SCALA!!! at the cinema, here's a chance to see it on the big screen for FREE (but donations very welcome) c/o the wonderful folks HerneHillFilm. Can't say fairer. Lovely Jubbly :)

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Manchester (so much to answer for…) tonight at 6.30pm. ✨

Bill Douglas would have been 90 today. His films remain as powerful as ever and in our museum everyone can enjoy the amazing collection he built with Peter Jewell. On Saturday we are showing the new doc on Bill by Hopscotch Films bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/premiere-… . Thank you Bill.

Top 5 movie worldwide - thanks to the World.
And top 1 book in Wicklow thanks to Halfway up the Stairs

Hagstone is officially published today. Thank you everyone who pre-ordered, bought, read, reviewed and spread the word. Special thanks to Kishani Widyaratna 4th Estate Books Cormac Kinsella HarperCollins_Ire Matt Clacher RCW Literary Agency

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Hurrah! I love it here! Such a special place - named for a great filmmaker! 💕

Celebrate, Trowbridge Community Paper (March-June) is around Wiltshire! I wrote an article reflecting on how I started showing world cinema and British indie films in the community Trowbridge Town Hall connecting with minority groups thanks to the power of film 🖤🎬

What a way to the the BAFTSS conference with a fabulous paper on Muriel Box by the brilliant Melanie Williams 🎥 #MurielBox Carol Morley

Showing Exeter Phoenix on 17th April too.

This Friday Harbour Film Night is back with Typist Artist Pirate King - at Fittie Community Hall 6.30pm for 7.00pm start! Book your tickets in the Eventbrite or pay what you can on the door! We can't wait to see you! Film Hub Scotland