This Month's Headlines
The Star Wars Issue (#41)
- It's past "May the 4th Be With You" Day but this month still has some big Star Wars moments left in it; and The Star Wars Issue is here to celebrate them.May 25th 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of George Lucas’ landmark, groundbreaking, era-defining crowdpleaser Star Wars and, considering that our last Jam Session just so happened to feature the producer of that film (the incredible Gary Kurtz) as its guest speaker, we at The Spread thought it would only be fitting to dedicate our May issue to all things set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.We have a host of fun features this month from countdowns of The Top 3 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fan Theories, 5 times the Special Editions made Star Wars worse and 3 great alterations the Star Wars Special Editions could've made to more in-depth features. Matthew Wilson makes his ...more
Movie Reviews
- Stunning performances set “Sweet Virginia” ablazeGreat turns from Christopher Abbott and Jon Bernthal make Sweet Virginia one of the...
- “God’s Own Country” is an elegant and enchanting journeyMatthew Wilson reviews God’s Own Country from the Edinburgh Film Festival and f...
- “Transformers: The Last Knight” is a cacophony of moronic entertainmentTransformers: The Last Knight is a film that you have very probably already made you...
Features
- Last Ride: “Logan” and the death of the American dreamA breakdown of the themes and influences that make James Mangold’s Logan one o...
- When Setting Meets Genre: What makes a western a western?Edward Wragg breaks down the many faces of the Western genre and how they’ve re...
- Urban Cowboy: The schlocky joy of “Death Wish 3”Josh Merritt dives deep into the grimy pool of exploitation that is Death Wish 3, un...
Opportunities
- Call for Short Film Projects for European Short Pitch 2016European Short Pitch is an initiative aimed at promoting the European coproduction of...
- GURU Lounge at London Indian Film FestivalThe London Indian Film Festival are offering a guide to the South Asian film industry...
- Shell Advance: MOFILM London 2015 Video ContestOur sponsor MOFILM have presented you with an amazing opportunity to win up to $65,00...
Events & News
- The Star Wars Issue (#41)It’s past “May the 4th Be With You” Day but this month still has s...
- Andrei Tarkovsky: Sculpting Time – The Deluxe Collection hits storesThe limited edition Andrei Tarkovsky Deluxe Collection packs a raft of classic films...
- Catfish Shorts showcases emerging female talent in the film industryThe bi-annual event, run in both London and New York, is the collaborative vision of ...
Interviews
- Burak Oguz Saguner interview – “Thirty-Three” cinematographerThe Spread chats with an up-and-coming name in the world of cinematography, Burak Ogu...
- Ben Garfield interview – “War & Cheese” directorMatthew Spivack talks with director, and Jammer, Ben Garfield to learn more about hi...
- Luke Losey interview – “One Last Dance” directorThe avant-garde director of famous music videos and shorts, Luke Losey, chats to us a...
Jammer Of The Month
- Jim Page – editor of “The Pugilist” and “Off Piste”We chat with accomplished editor of film and TV Jim Page about his career thus far, h...
- Sean Lewis – VFX artist for film and TVThe talented VFX artist talks to us about starting out in visual effects and where he...
- Kate Jessop – creator of “Tales From Pussy Willow”We catch up with the award-winning filmmaker to talk new projects, feminism, absurdis...
