HeyJaredThe Lines Man
Freelance cultural writing with a focus on film and fiction.
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London’s microcinema returns for September (opens the original)
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After taking August off, on account of heatwaves and holidays, MicroCinemaOne is back. We’ll be bringing you the best in UK and International short films on September 22nd at The Trafalgar Public House - and it’s completely free!Free cinema?You can sign up by clicking the button above, and join us for great films, a filmmaker Q&A and some fun social time in a Grade II-listed buiding that does pints, fancy wine and cocktails.What more to like?See you there!JM
The Great British Novel: Small Island and White Teeth (opens the original)
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Welcome to the sixth (& seventh) instalment of The Great British Novel, Substack’s most important literary series.Contender number 6 welcomes number 7 off the boat. They walk hand-in-hand into the arena, size each other up, and exchange wry smiles. They are smiles loaded with recognition.I decided to combine these two instalments into one for two reasons:I was too lazy to write one in JuneSmall Island and White Teeth, the sixth and seventh novels in this series respectively, have so much shared
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Hello friends.I recently wrote about the potential for microcinemas to remake UK film distribution for the great magazine (and a big thanks to and for offering their thoughts on this).The central question was whether microcinemas can help early-career filmmakers on these sceptred isles overcome the many obstacles they face in making this a sustainable career.It’s hard to point to conclusive evidence either way. I’ve been involved in organising a number of Microcinema events in London which have
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