BPS RECOMMENDS: AWARD WINNERS

With the BAFTAs and Academy Awards both coming up soon, this week’s BPS Recommends blog takes a look at some award-winning films that are on TV soon or available to watch online.

BPS RECOMMENDS: FEEL-GOOD MOVIES

In celebration of International Day of Happiness on 20th March we’re sharing our pick of feel-good, happy and funny films to lift your spirits, warm your hearts and make you chuckle.

International Women’s Day: Women in Rural Touring

Today marks International Women’s Day, a day to raise awareness against bias, take action for equality and celebrate women’s achievements. Here at Live & Local, we wouldn’t be able to do the work that we do without the talent, creativity and hard work of women in our network.

BPS RECOMMENDS: WOMEN IN FILM

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, we’re sharing our top picks of films with feminist themes, strong female leads, female directors and women’s stories. You’ll also find information about our next Big Picture Show Online screening, a free dance show from Rural Touring Dance Initiative and a whole host of free films from our friends over at WOW Film Festival.

LockBusters

Lockbusters brings free film to Warwickshire communities. What is LockBusters? LockBusters brings films into local communities in a safe way for free. A main contact ensures that DVDs are passed around rural communities in Warwickshire and viewers share their thoughts on the DVDs with others via a community notebook and the official LockBusters website – lockbusters.uk […]

Winter Warmers: Pubs, Poems, Positivity

Live & Local celebrates pubs and poetry through creative partnerships with INN CROWD and Pub is the Hub. Featuring a poet from the West Midlands, the Winter Warmers campaign offers hope and entertainment to pubs and their communities around the country through regional poetry, while the INN CROWD residency sees a community poet collaborate with punters on a poem honouring their beloved Warwickshire pub.

GLOBAL MOVIE DAY: FOR THE LOVE OF FILM

We’re celebrating our film projects this Global Movie Day and highlight our top picks for films to watch this Valentine’s weekend and throughout LGBT History Month.

100 Years

Since Live & Local’s humble beginnings in the 1990s, we have grown to work with over 280 Village Halls and other community venues across the East and West Midlands. Today we celebrate 100 years.

BPS RECOMMENDS: SCOTLAND ON SCREEN

There is always plenty of free-to-watch on our BPS Recommends list. Some family, favourites, classics and films you may not have heard of, this time all with a Caledonian connection.

BPS RECOMMENDS: BIOPICS & MUSICALS

BPS Recommends returns; your new lockdown guide to great films that you can stream for free on platforms like BBC iplayer, BFI, Channel 4 and of course films on the TV. Here we’re sharing our top picks for Biopics and Musicals, and what’s on our watch list.