This Month's Headlines
The Hindsight Issue (#45)
- It's with a heavy heart that we must say that Cinema Jam, in its current form, is coming to and end. It's been an incredible ride with industry legends, like Walter Murch and Gary Kurtz, imparting their wisdom to us and our members in our incredible Jam Sessions. For fifty nights in the heart of East London we heard from some of the most successful people working in the film industry, as well as some of the most successful to ever work in it, and saw some of the best short films that were circulating the international film scene at that time. The Spread has been a wonderful part of that, reporting on our members, our events and all manner of cinematic opinion, news and reviews. (That shoutout from James Mangold was pretty great.) There'll be more updates to come throughout the year but, for now, everyone from Cinema Jam and The ...more
Movie Reviews
- “Apostle” is both shockingly crazy and surprisingly restrained Matthew Wilson reviews Gareth Evans’ new horror film, Apostle, expecting to se...
- “Mandy” is a surreal, and captivating, delight for the senses Panos Cosmatos’ newest film, Mandy, is here to melt both the brains and the hearts ...
- Kogonada’s “Columbus” is a gorgeous mood piece but an anaemic story The cinematography and production design in Kogonada’s Columbus are an undeni...
Features
- How to Keep It Real in Military Films and Why You Should Avery T. Phillips breaks down the five simple steps to making military films as reali...
- The Top 5 Haunted House Films of the 2010s (so far) Creaky floors, mysterious cellars and things that go bump in the night. Here’s ...
- The Horror, The Horror: The 5 Worst Horror Remakes Ever Made They’re not just bad films but insults to classics of the genre. Here are our p...
Opportunities
- Call for Short Film Projects for European Short Pitch 2018 European Short Pitch is an initiative aimed at promoting the European coproduction of...
- GURU Lounge at London Indian Film Festival The London Indian Film Festival are offering a guide to the South Asian film industry...
- Shell Advance: MOFILM London 2015 Video Contest Our sponsor MOFILM have presented you with an amazing opportunity to win up to $65,00...
Events & News
- The Hindsight Issue (#45) It’s with a heavy heart that we must say that Cinema Jam, in its current form, ...
- The Futurism Issue (#44) Welcome to The Spread’s Futurism issue where we examine the future in, and of, ...
- Series Two of Kate Jessop’s acclaimed “Tales From Pussy Willow” goes live Series Two of Kate Jessop’s bitingly satirical, queer, animated comedy sketch serie...
Interviews
- Laura Stratford interview – “Lady Lovely Lute” director How a lute inspired a new lease of life. The Spread chats to Laura Stratford about he...
- Luke Walton interview – producer of “Promise” and founder of The Pitch We talk to producer, and founder of The Pitch, Luke Walton about the competition and ...
- Natalia Garay Ceron and Vera Hems Anderson discuss Cheap Cuts Doc Fest Festival directors Natalia Garay Ceron and Vera Hems Anderson talk to Lynsey Ford ab...
Jammer of the Month
- Martina Silcock – producer of “The Nest Egg” and “Lines in the Sand” The Spread chats with the many-talented, and deeply driven, Martina Silcock about her...
- 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 TV The talented VFX artist talks to us about starting out in visual effects and where he...
