When I was an undergrad in film school, one of the pillar courses was a two-semester film history class that would act as a broad survey to give us a foundation as aspiring filmmakers and workers.

Scattered throughout the city's outlying neighbourhoods, Moscow's Soviet-era cinemas have for decades served as the centre of communities. With names like "Mars" and "The Diamond", the cinemas were ...

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Boxoffice revenue in Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet states grew 30.4% in 2006 to reach $455 million, according to industry magazine Russian Film Business Today. By Nick Holdsworth, The ...

The conversion of a Soviet-era cinema into the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture by British designer Asif Khan is underway in Kazakhstan. Set to open in the city of Almaty in April, the building ...

The largest Soviet-era cinema in Central Asia is to open its doors to the public after being transformed by British architect Asif Khan into the new permanent home of the Tselinny Center of ...

When thinking of Armenian cinema, the names of Sergei Parajanov and Artavazd Peleshyan come to mind. These two titans are influential not only for Armenian or Soviet cinema but world film heritage.

It’s rare that we look to Soviet-era cinema to find positive queer representation, but surprisingly enough, one overlooked silent masterpiece is being reassessed for just this reason. Subscribe to our ...