One of the other things that I have been writing for a few years now are articles for the local
arts cinema. I first went to one of its screenings over thirty years
ago (it was a Russian film, halfway through they came out and admitted
they had shown the reels in the wrong order) and been a regular attendee for twenty. With every screening they give away a sheet of notes about the cast and crew and an article relating to the film in some way. These articles are usually cribbed
from some source or other, production information, for instance. A few
years back I thought that for a few films I could try and cobble together an article for them. Good practice for me, something original for them. Some seasons there might only be one film that I’ll contribute something to (this season it was a
list of ten British-ish animators to accompany a screening of an
Aardman Animation film) but some seasons I might manage a handful.
Unfortunately I have to report another death in the small press scene. Stephen Owen, who edited the quirky and idiosyncratic “4th Dimension” died earlier this year. He had published work by me in the past and I’d hoped to have that honour again. Our thoughts are with his family.
A magazine that has been going for many years and yet only just come to my attention is the Maidenhead based publication “South”. It recently produced its forty-fifth issue and has an editorial policy that ensures it picks the best poems, not just work from familiar names. To find out more go to its website at www.southpoetry.org
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