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Britain's 'hidden gem' postcodes where buyers can save £230,000 by moving down the road
Finding an affordable home does not always mean moving miles away from the areas buyers want most. New research from Lloyds Bank suggests some of the biggest savings could be found just outside Britain's most expensive postcodes, with buyers potentially cutting more than £230,000 off the cost of a property.
Simple Photography Tips - Sunset Photography
Five simple photography tips for sunset photography Don't just photograph the sun setting, have a scene. The photograph gets interesting when the light is 'painting' clouds, water, rock, reeds, or haze Texture in the sky gives you shape, drama, and those moments where the whole scene glows.
What FinTechs need to know about the upcoming Buy Now Pay Later regulations
What FinTechs need to know about the upcoming Buy Now Pay Later regulations By Michael Blyth (pictured), General Manager – Policy & Advocacy for Arca The countdown is on. On 10 June this year, the new Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) legislation will take effect, bringing significant regulatory changes that FinTech companies must prepare for.
How The Oscar-Nominated Zone of Interest Sound Designer Created its Haunting Soundscapes
Academy Award-nominated sound designer Johnnie Burn sits down with Michael Blyth to discuss how he created the haunting soundscapes of Jonathan Glazer’s harrowing Holocaust drama. One could argue that the more skilled the sound designer, the more chance their work will go unnoticed. In a medium where visuals reign supreme, sound can struggle for attention, leaving the work of its practitioners sorely undervalued.
10 great overlooked British horror films of the 1980s
The 1980s were a difficult decade for the British film industry. The American funding that had kept filmmakers in gainful employment during the 1960s was now long gone. The Eady Levy, a tax on box-office receipts ploughed back into production via the British Film Production Fund, would be scrapped by the middle of the decade. And the rise of home video proved more detrimental to the industry than anyone could have suspected.
Let the Dead Hold Your Hand
This is our UK/International web site. Do you want to go to the US/Canada site? Available formats Quantity 35% off marked price on paperback! Lucy E Hawksmoor, authority on all things Arabic, finds the present crashing in on the past as far-right groups try to stop her quest to find the final resting place of Boabdil, the last King of the Moors. She meets the mysterious and attractive Gloria whose family claim to have guarded the secret of its location for 600 years.
What the new credit reporting changes will mean for you
New credit reporting rules that come into effect from July 2022 will change what is shown on your credit report, especially when it comes to hardship repayments. Here's what those changes are and what they mean for you. Parliament recently approved changes to the Privacy Act that improve the information that can be included in credit reports and give consumers better access to their credit reports.
Get your film on with BFI Flare 2021
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What to do if your mortgage holiday is over but you still can't afford to pay
Six months after the introduction of deferrals, many Australians who requested one are now starting to resume their repayments for their deferred loans. According to data released by Australia's banking regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA), at the height of the pandemic nearly 500,000 home loans had received payment deferrals, but by the end of September the number of home loans deferred had fallen to less than 325,000.
BFI selects eight of the best queer films for your self-isolated…
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival was just one of many planned events falling victim to COVID-19 earlier this week. But the closure shouldn’t mean we can’t celebrate the best in queer films, filmmakers, directors, producers and actors, should it? Below, the festival’s Senior Programmer, Michael Blyth, has selected eight of his favourite queer films available to stream on the BFI Player, and even tells you just why they are so damn good.
In the Mouth of Madness
Somewhat overlooked upon its initial release in 1995, John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness has since developed a healthy cult reputation. But far more than simply a fan favorite, this closing installment of the acclaimed director's self-described "apocalypse trilogy" (following The Thing and Prince Of Darkness) stands today as one of his most thematically complex and stylistically audacious pieces of work.
10 great horror films of the 21st century
10 great horror remakes 10 great British rural horror films 10 great gay and lesbian horror films The inclusion of a spanking new 4K restoration of Tobe Hooper’s notorious shocker The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) in the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival can’t fail to make horror fans cast a nostalgic eye back to the good old days of genre cinema; a time when horror films felt dangerous and truly subversive, fresh and heart-stoppingly original.
10 great sci-fi films of the 21st century
Inception (2010) 10 great horror films of the 21st century 10 great films about the end of the world Science fiction films have been with us since the advent of the moving image and continue to form a vital part of contemporary pop culture.
London Film Festival 2016 Cult round-up: woods, morgues and madness
Those seeking to be awed, alarmed and unnerved at the 60th London Film Festival should convert to the Cult strand. This year’s selection is disparate, although sylvan settings (as Cult programmer Michael Blyth has noted) and psychological dysfunction form recurrent motifs. Here is an initiatory taste of five recommendations (with a curious preponderance of Irish titles: has Celtic cinema turned cult-ward?).
Three to see at LFF 2015 if you like... Scandinavian films
Explore the full LFF programme The new film from an established director… Men and Chicken Men and Chicken (2015) What’s it about? A deathbed revelation from the man they knew as their father sends oddball brothers Elias and Gabriel to the weird and wonderful island of Ork to try and discover who they actually are. The island is populated with, shall we say, some very ‘unusual’ people whose moral compass has almost spun off the dial.
10 great forest horror films
Without Name (2016) There are certain things any self-respecting horror fan knows – never split up from your friends should you find yourselves under attack from a masked maniac. Never, no matter how dirty you might be, take a shower. And of course, never ever take a trip to the woods. That’s just asking for trouble.
Three to see at LFF if you like... horror
Explore the full LFF programme The new film from an established director… Green Room Green Room (2015) What’s it about? Anton Yelchin stars as Pat, a member of an unsigned punk band The Aint Rights, who find themselves witness to a murder one fateful night while playing a gig at a seedy dive bar.
10 diverse female talents to watch at the LFF
Only four films released theatrically in the UK have ever been directed by a black British woman. A shocking statistic that becomes even more stark when we consider one was only released earlier in 2014 (Amma Asante’s Belle) while the other (Destiny Ekaragha’s forthcoming Gone Too Far!) premiered as recently as last year’s London Film Festival. We have brought together ten diverse female talents from this year’s London Film Festival programme whose work demands attention.
10 diverse female talents to watch at the LFF
Difret (2014) Only four films released theatrically in the UK have ever been directed by a black British woman. A shocking statistic that becomes even more stark when we consider one was only released earlier in 2014 (Amma Asante’s Belle) while the other (Destiny Ekaragha’s forthcoming Gone Too Far!) premiered as recently as last year’s London Film Festival. We have brought together ten diverse female talents from this year’s London Film Festival programme whose work demands attention.
10 great romantic horror films
‘Lovecraft meets Linklater’ in the new part horror/part love story rulebreaker Spring. It joins a legion of memorable horror films with an often deadly romantic side. 21 May 2015 By Michael Blyth Spring (2014) Is there anything more terrifying than falling in love? Your heart starts to pound, your palms begin to sweat, you can’t sleep… Much like those special feelings that come with a new romantic dalliance, watching a horror film can also feel like venturing into the unknown.
Screen International and BFI London Film Festival team for Stars of Tomorrow
Keira Knightley and Benedict Cumberbatch on the red carpet for The Imitation Game at the 58th BFI London Film Festival Screen International joins BFI London Film Festival, held in partnership with American Express, to launch its celebrated UK Stars of Tomorrow during the autumn festival (7-18 October) as part of a continuing collaboration between the two organisations.
Follow the BFI London Film Festival live blog 2014
It is happening again … … not just the BFI London Film Festival, now in its 58th year, but also our rolling live blog, now – more modestly – in its second. Over the next 12 days, the LFF will screen 248 feature films and 148 shorts and welcome more than 540 guests, including more than 170 directors and 120 actors.
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