New Film Studies degree launched at Keele University

Movie buffs can now take an in depth look at cinema thanks to a new Film Studies degree course at Keele University.
The new course, which is now accepting applicants for an autumn 2010 start, will tackle a broad range of topics including: mainstream and marginal cinema; European art cinema; the significance of the film star; [...]

Read Full Post »

Keele staff member writes guide to George A Romero

Keele staff member Tom Fallows, an assistant at the Health Library, has recently had his first book published. The book, co-authored by Curtis Owen, deals with the work of filmmaker George A. Romero, the horror auteur responsible for such classics as Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead.
The George A. Romero Pocket [...]

Read Full Post »

Keele University Announces Honorary Degree for Ken Loach

Television and film director, Ken Loach, will be awarded an Honorary Degree by Keele University today.
He will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film at a ceremony in the University Chapel on Friday 20 February.
Ken Loach is known for his naturalistic and social realism directing style, which [...]

Read Full Post »

Keele graduate film-maker to inspire next generation at university

A Keele University graduate is to return to the university to speak about his successful career as an independent film-maker.
Jon Rosling, who graduated from Keele in 1995 in History and Philosophy, is the founder of South Yorkshire-based Eye Independent Films. He will speak about his career in film and media, the experiences of setting up [...]

Read Full Post »