The new film from the Fog Of War director is "about Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming, who, in the late seventies, abducted Kirk Anderson, a Mormon missionary in England, chained him to a bed and forced him to have sex with her. [...] After jumping bail, she was eventually sentenced in absentia to one year in prison, due to the fact that Britain, at the time, didn't really have rape laws against men in the books. She was later accused of stalking her victim -- who had since married and had children -- during the 1980s and in 2008, she gained more media attention after taking her dog to Korea to be cloned."

Nice review of the Flatpack Festival that takes a wider look at Digbeth's regeneration

Hugely enjoyable profile by David Denby in the New Yorker of Eastwood and his films that looks at threads running from Fistful of Dollars through Unforgiven and into his current crop.

I have it on good authority this is the cheapest place to get black and white films developed.

Tom has news of a new film in production from Alejandro Jodorowsky, one of the few people who lives on both sides of genius and insanity. A "metaphysical spaghetti western of gangsters" aparently.

Some films shot on a Nikon D90. What's really exciting about this is being able to shoot films on a relatively affordable piece of kit with a f1.8 lens. Depth-of-field-tastic!

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Via Katie at <a href="http://wearecolour.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/christmas-on-mars/">Colour</a> who reminds us to revisit the <a href="http://www.fearlessfreaks.com/">Fearless Freaks</a> documentary where glipses of this film first appeared

Man born old, gets younger. David Fincher directs an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Looks good.

7 Inch Cinema discover that the flipbook animation device was patented in Birmingham in 1868.

Mark Kermode has a video blog with concise and nicely relaxed views, reviews and plugs for the stuff he likes. Fan bloody tastic.

7 Inch Cinema round up the local activity.

"EESB are currently the only visual and sound facility in the Midlands region to be awarded this license by Dolby, direct from America."

Interviewed by Swanshurst School students

The blog of film company Eight Eyed Sea Bass

Simon Howes on the Eastside blog is hearing rumours and is looking for clarification.

"Roger Shannon pays tribute to Sir Michael Balcon, grandfather of Daniel Day-Lewis, and a genuine movie mogul who had his roots in Birmingham."

Tuesday 11 March at The Electric Cinema, Birmingham. I should blog more about this but for now SpagGaz has the details.

"Wolverhampton’s Light House Media Centre will play host to the first Disability Film festival to be held in the city from 18th - 20th April 2008"

"Crawling out of hibernation to begin our spring season with a super 8 special, including a filmficciones selection and a visit from the folks at straight8."

"A series of three screenings will be screened at Light House with the chance to vote for your favorite animations in the British Animation Awards 2008. The animated shorts will include a mix of short films, music videos and animated commercials."

Broomfield is giving the keynote speech at the next Creative Networks event at Millennium Point on Thurs 28th Feb. Free, as always. Details at the link.

Ian's guide to alt-cinema activities and related stuff in the city.