This Month's Headlines
The Old West VS The New Frontier Issue (#42)
- Hello everyone and welcome back to our regularly scheduled programming of news, reviews, interviews and movie views that makes up The Spread.We’ve been on a brief hiatus while we sorted out some big changes, which we’re eager to share with you all very soon, and we can’t wait to catch everyone up on some of the great content you may have missed while we at Cinema Jam HQ were busy planning our next stunning online media move and moving our base of operations to the fabulous Roundhouse in Camden (which now also serves as a brilliant venue for our BiteSize Courses). We christened the venue with our weekend course on the skills needed to shoot a James Bond level film (hosted by the incredible Phil Méheux, who shot both Casino Royale and Goldeneye) and it was terrific. You can check all the photos of the event right here.We’ve had ...more
Movie Reviews
- “The Dark Mile” will leave you pleasingly perplexedMatthew Wilson saw British folk-horror The Dark Mile at Edinburgh International Fil...
- Damien Power proves a fearless horror director with “Killing Ground”First time feature director Damien Power creates a relentlessly tense and stomach-chu...
- “Pilgrimage” may be a tough slog, but it’s worth itMatthew Wilson breaks his vow of silence on star-studded medieval journey Pilgrimage,...
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 Old West VS The New Frontier Issue (#42)Hello everyone and welcome back to our regularly scheduled programming of news, revie...
- 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...
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...
