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THE DAVID PARKINSON FILM BLOG

From Méliès to Marvel

David Parkinson has been a film critic and historian for 35 years. In addition to such books as A History of Film (Thames & Hudson) and 100 Ideas That Changed Film (Laurence King), he has also written for Radio Times, The Guardian, Sight and Sound, the Oxford Times, Heat, Metro and Empire, where he is a contributing editor. As well as the BFI website, he has also contributed to such online outlets as MovieMail, Cinema Paradiso, Reader's Digest, BBC Bitesize, Films in Focus, Network on Air and the Official Kenneth More website. He is also a film and media adviser to the Dictionary of National Biography and has been a member of the London Critics' Circle since 1996.

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David Parkinson
Apr 16, 2021

Parky At the Pictures (16/4/2021)

(An overview of the 11th edition of Cinema Made in Italy, which is streaming on MUBI between 16-29 April) One of the few positives about...

David Parkinson
Mar 19, 2021

Parky At the Pictures (19/3/2021)

(An overview of the 35th BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival running on the BFI Player between 17-28 March) One of the few plus points of the...

David Parkinson
Mar 5, 2021

Parky At the Pictures (5/3/2021)

(Reviews of Home Front; In Bed With Victoria; Love Affair(s); Mama Weed; Night Shift; and The Translators) With cinemas still closed for...

David Parkinson
Nov 27, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (27/11/2020)

(An overview of the 11th Utopia UK Portuguese Film Festival) It says much for the ingenuity of this country's film festival organisers...

David Parkinson
Nov 20, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (20/11/2020)

(An overview of the FFF@Home selection gleaned from the 28th French Film Festival) Now in its 28th year, the French Film Festival is...

David Parkinson
Nov 13, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (13/11/2020)

(An overview of the 24th Made in Prague Czech Film Festival) The Czech Centre has teamed up with Vimeo on Demand to ensure that the 24th...

David Parkinson
Oct 30, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (30/10/2020)

(An overview of the 15th London Korean Film Festival) Such is the current way of the world that the 15th edition of the London Korean...

David Parkinson
Oct 9, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (9/10/2020)

(Part One of an overview of the 64th BFI London Film Festival) The BFI deserves a huge amount of credit for curating the 64th London Film...

David Parkinson
Sep 25, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (25/9/2020)

(Overview of the 16th London Spanish Film Festival) The autumn is usually a busy time for festivals. But Covid 19 has depleted the...

David Parkinson
Jun 5, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (5/6/2020)

(Reviews of Days of the Bagnold Summer; Guest of Honour; Olla; The Uncertain Kingdom; The Last Full Measure; Take Me Somewhere Nice;...

David Parkinson
Mar 4, 2020

Parky At the Pictures (4/3/2020)

(An overview of the 10th Made in Italy weekend, which is showing at the Ciné Lumière in London between 4-8 March) It's hard to believe...

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