Expert Comment
Happy 50th Birthday Star Trek
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Ian Stewart, reminices about Captian Kirk and his crew
The BBC iPlayer fee and young people’s media use
Dr Charlotte Stevens from the Department of Film and Television Studies looks at the new BBC iPlayer fee and discusses whether this will prompt young people to use other streaming platforms.
Dr Jose Arroyo of the Department of Film and Television Studies reviews Suicide Squad
Dr Jose Arroyo of the Department of Film and Television Studies has contributed film criticism to a range of media outlets including Sight and Sound magazine, Front Row on Radio 4, The Cinema Show/ The DVD Collection for BBC TV and many others. Here he reviews Suicide Squad, the third installment in the DC Extended Universe, written and directed by David Ayer.
Gains for women at Emmy Awards, or are we still in an age of mad men?
Dr Jennifer Smyth is a reader in History at the University of Warwick and teaches the MA in History and Film. Viola Davis’ Emmy Award last night was a historic moment. Following Viola Davis’ Emmy Award last night, she asks was this a gain for the recognition of women's roles in film or are we still in the age of mad men?
UK film tax relief is great news for the industry - Dr Jennifer Smyth
Dr Jennifer Smyth is a reader in History at the University of Warwick and teaches the MA in History and Film. Today she comments on the news that Government plans to extend tax breaks for the British film industry have been approved by the EU.