"film" blog posts

3 films with compelling stories you should watch for Black History MonthHidden Figures cast at the Kennedy Space Center

3 films with compelling stories you should watch for Black History Month

In this blog post by final year History and Film studies student, Heather Donlon, we'll journey through 'The Woman King,' 'Till,' and 'Hidden Figures,' celebrating the remarkable contributions and stories of Black women.

Posted on: 10 October 2023

The Battle of Algiers: an iconic film whose message of hope still resonates today Yacef Saadi, military leader of the FLN National Liberation Front networks of the autonomous zone of Algiers, poses after being captured at the end of the “Battle of Algiers”

The Battle of Algiers: an iconic film whose message of hope still resonates today

Dr Maria Flood, lecturer in World Cinema, discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's 1965 production The Battle of Algiers in an article for The Conversation.

Posted on: 21 October 2021

How 9/11 changed cinemaImage of the Conversation article.

How 9/11 changed cinema

Dr Maria Flood, lecturer in World Cinema, collaborated with Professor Micheal Frank from the University of Zurich to discuss and explore how 9/11 impacted cinema in an article for The Conversation. Below are some excerpts from the piece.

Posted on: 15 September 2021

Welcome to the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film!Languages Students sitting and chatting in the Language Lounge

Welcome to the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film!

We are delighted to announce that from 1 July 2021 the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures will change its name to the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film.

Posted on: 28 June 2021

Our Favourite International Oscar Nominated Films Image of a roll of film tickets.

Our Favourite International Oscar Nominated Films

Awards season is in full swing and the most anticipated movie event of the year is finally upon us. The 93rd Academy Awards will be broadcast live from Hollywood on 25th April ready to crown 2020’s best productions and we can’t wait to see who the big winners will be this year.

Posted on: 28 April 2021

Italian film noir: a new cinematic concept? A scene from the film Romanzo Criminale

Italian film noir: a new cinematic concept?

Is there an Italian film noir? And if so, what is it? These crucial questions, among many others, will be tackled by the Italian film noir special issue co-edited by Dr Marco Paoli (University of Liverpool) and Dr Barbara Pezzotti (Monash University) and recently published in Studies in European Cinema. In particular, this special issue explores crime films from a creative and innovative thematic perspective, namely the influence of the concept of noir on Italian cinema.

Posted on: 27 November 2020

Creating the Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project toolkitOrganisers of a Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing workshop

Creating the Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project toolkit

The Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project uses cinema to encourage wellbeing among the elderly — particularly those living with dementia in care home settings. Project leads Professor Lisa Shaw (Department of Modern Languages and Cultures) and Professor Julia Hallam (Department of Communication and Media) explain how the project got started and share details of the Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project toolkit.

Posted on: 28 May 2020

Colette - a writer for our times?Colette film poster

Colette - a writer for our times?

Academic, Pollie Bromilow, reviews Wash Westmoreland’s latest film, 'Colette', and explores what it means for our understanding of this key French author.

Posted on: 9 January 2019

Art in the city - what to see at Liverpool Biennial 2018 Someone holding the Biennial Guide with an exposed brick background

Art in the city - what to see at Liverpool Biennial 2018

More than 40 artists from 22 countries will participate in this year’s Liverpool Biennial which invites artists and audiences to reflect on \"...a world in social, political and economic turmoil\". It's the largest festival of contemporary art in the UK and this year's theme is 'Beautiful world, where are you?'.

Posted on: 20 July 2018

Filming the Footy

Filming the Footy

If you’re reading this, I guess that, for you, watching big football moments like the Euro Championship or the World Cup, is a cinematic experience. A story told on a screen. At just over an hour and a half the narrative arc of a game plays out across much the same timescale as an average feature film. And although the constraints are very different, cameras are cameras and their vocabulary is structured by their capabilities: to come in close, to sweep across space, to focus on everything in their field or to blur out all but the centre of interest. What is a football game, considered as a film?

Posted on: 29 June 2018

Children at the Mexican-US border: '...a long, dangerous, and harrowing journey'Children sitting on a train

Children at the Mexican-US border: '...a long, dangerous, and harrowing journey'

The uproar surrounding the detention of children at the Mexican-US border has brought attention to the migration of Central Americans to the US.

Posted on: 21 June 2018

Three things I love about 'Call me by your name'call me by your name poster

Three things I love about 'Call me by your name'

We're looking forward to the Oscars! Here's Italian language assistant, Margaret Petrarca, to tell us why she loves 'Call me by your name' - nominated for four awards and directed by Italian director, Luca Guadagnino.

Posted on: 31 January 2018

Metropolis - 'the mother of sci-fi cinema' 90 years onRobot poster

Metropolis - 'the mother of sci-fi cinema' 90 years on

As human beings, we are always fascinated by the future - and Metropolis is the original and perhaps greatest film about a city of the future.

Posted on: 9 November 2017

Contradictions, counter-cultures and 'a rural world of mythical force' - film festival highlightsMan and woman embracing

Contradictions, counter-cultures and 'a rural world of mythical force' - film festival highlights

As we gear up for the start of the Liverpool Iberian and Latin American Festival on 26 October, three of the team behind the festival have chosen some of their top highlights.

Posted on: 24 October 2017

An alternative to the awards season: three Latin American films to watchThe Oscars and statue

An alternative to the awards season: three Latin American films to watch

It's awards season, so we asked Dr Niamh Thornton to choose her top three Latin American films released in 2016, as an alternative to the Hollywood heavyweights!

Posted on: 25 January 2017

A ghostly and shadowy world - why we love NosferatuVampire next to a bed.

A ghostly and shadowy world - why we love Nosferatu

There's no doubt that vampires continue to be a fascination in the world of film. (Remember that tiny movie called 'Twilight'?) But this Halloween we are thinking back to where it all started: F. W. Murnau’s 'Nosferatu' from 1922.

Posted on: 24 October 2016