Would you still enjoy the film if you couldn’t see the screen?

Image shows actors, harrison ford, carrie fisher and mark hamill on the set of star wars. The image is blurred.
Image shows actors, harrison ford, carrie fisher and mark hamill on the set of star wars. The image is blurred.

Image via: disney.wikia.com

Can you recognise the film scene above?

For most people, the biggest worry at the cinema is how much that large bag of popcorn costs. For others however, there are more things to worry about when going to see the latest movie.

Not all movie fans have the ability to enjoy films the same as everyone else. Imagine trying to watch a film you couldn’t see or hear.

Many movie goers are in fact blind, deaf or on the autistic spectrum. Whilst at first you may think that this would hinder the movie going experience, more and more cinemas are recognising these problems and catering for a wider audience. Cinemas such as Odeon provide guests with special accessibility screenings for those who are blind, deaf or autistic.

Many films screened at Odeon provide film fans with a separate audio track for those who are blind or partially sighted. Aspects of the film such as scene surroundings, setting, body language of the actor and dialogue are described to the guest. This audio commentary is available at the box office of the cinema, with the headset being used during the showing.

The recent trend of 3D films has meant that some film fans can’t get the full experience as many sight issues mean the guest can’t see 3D cinematography.. As a result, the cinema aims to provide guests with 2D performances where possible. Guide dogs are also welcome in all cinemas.

For customers with a visual impairment, Odeon offers audio descriptive showings of recent films at your local cinema. Whilst there may not be many showing in comparison to standard showings, this is certainly welcome. Odeon also offers some captioned, subtitled performances for those with a hearing impairment. They also offer use of a headset to improve your hearing of the film soundtrack itself.

A standard showing of a recent film can certainly be a challenge for movie goers who are autistic. In recent years however, many cinemas have started showing autism friendly screenings, specific for those on the autism spectrum. Odeon for example, host an autism friendly screening one Sunday each month at 11.30 am. These showings have certain changes within the performance, lights at a lower level, lower sound level, no advertisements and allowances for movement and noise within the theatre.

These screenings are partnered with Dimensions, a non-profit organisation supporting services for people with learning disabilities and autism. The aim with these screenings is to make guests feel as comfortable as possible, with the hope that in time, they would be able to attend a standard screening.

Whilst there is still some work to be done in order to ensure every guest has the same experience at the cinema, these are certainly some advancements that are welcome and is a step in the right direction. In time, everyone will be able to have an enjoyable experience at the local cinema.

Inside Film at the Oscars

Pictures is the actress Jennifer Lawrence attempting to steal the Oscar for Best Actress from the winner, Lupita N'yongo
Pictures is the actress Jennifer Lawrence attempting to steal the Oscar for Best Actress from the winner, Lupita N'yongo

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The 86th Academy Awards ceremony marks the end of this years awards season and it was certainly a fitting end. If you didn’t happen to watch our entertaining liveblog covering all the events as and when they happened, we’ve got a recap of all the nominations and winners of the night.

The nominations and winners for each category at the Oscars are as follows:

Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
– Winner
The Wolf of Wall Street


Best Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club 
– Winner


Best Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
– Winner
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County


Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Philips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club 
– Winner


Best Supporting Actress
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Ny’ongo, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County 
– Winner


Best Director
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity – Winner
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street


Best Original Screenplay
American Hustle, Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen
Dallas Buyers Club, Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack
Her, Spike Jonze
– Winner
Nebraska, Bob Nelson


Best Adapted Screenplay
Before Midnight, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Captain Phillips, Billy Ray
Philomena, Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
12 Years a Slave, John Ridley
– Winner
The Wolf of Wall Street, Terence Winter


Best Animated Feature Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine

The Wind Rises
Frozen 
– Winner


Best Foreign Language Film
The Broken Circle Breakdown 
The Great Beauty – Winner
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar


Best Visual Effects
Gravity – Winner
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness


Best Cinematography
The Grandmaster
Gravity 
– Winner
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Prisoners


Best Costume Design
American Hustle, Michael Wilkinson
The Grandmaster, William Chang Suk Ping
The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin 
– Winner
The Invisible Woman, Michael O’ Connor
12 Years a Slave, Patricia Norris


Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club, Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews
 – Winner
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Stephen Prouty
The Lone Ranger, Joel Harlow, Gloria Pasqua-Casny


Best Original Score
The Book Thief, John Williams
Gravity, Steven Price
 – Winner
Her, William Butler, Owen Pallett
Philomena, Alexandre Desplat
Saving Mr. Banks, Thomas Newman


Best Original Song
“Happy”, Despicable Me 2
“Let it Go”, Frozen 
– Winner
“The Moon Song”, Her
“Ordinary love”, Mandela: Long Walk to freedom 


Best Sound Editing
All is Lost, Steve Boeddeker, Richard Hymns
Captain Philips, Oliver Tarney
Gravity, Glenn Freemantle 
– Winner
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Brent Burge, Chris Ward
Lone Survivor, Wylie Stateman


Best Sound Mixing
Captain Philips, Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael and Semanick
Gravity, Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro 
– Winner
Inside Llewyn Davis, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Lone Survivor, Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow


Best Production Design
American Hustle, Judy Becker
Gravity, Andy Nicholson
The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin 
– Winner
Her, K.K. Barrett
12 Years a Slave, Adam Stockhausen


Best Film Editing
American Hustle, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
Captain Phillips, Christopher Rouse
Dallas Buyers Club, John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
– Winner
12 Years a Slave, Joe Walker


Best Animated Short Film
Feral
Get a Horse!
Mr. Hublot
– Winner
Possessions
Room o


Best Live Action Short Film
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)
Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
Helium
– Winner
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa (Do I Have To Take Care Of Everything?)
The Voorman problem


Best Documentary Feature
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom
– Winner


Best Documentary Short
CaveDigger
Facing Fear
Karama Has No Walls
The Lady in Number 6: The Music Saved My Life
– Winner
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

Events, offers and releases 03/03/14

Image shows the movie poster for the upcoming movie, 300:Rise of an Empire. the image shows a spartan warrior amidst a darkened battle.
Image shows the movie poster for the upcoming movie, 300:Rise of an Empire. the image shows a spartan warrior amidst a darkened battle.

Image via: 13thdimension.com

“This is Sparta!”

March 7th sees the release of a sequel that was certainly unexpected, 300: Rise of an Empire. Unfortunately there’s no beefy Gerard Butler in the sequel, but we’ve got the just as lovely Sullivan Stapleton and Eva Green instead. This new chapter of the saga explores the events after 300, and the battles that took place. Expect some cool slow motion kills and CGI in this popcorn flick.

Something for the kids however, is Mr. Peabody and Sherman releasing on March 7th. Mr. Peabody is the world’s smartest individual, but he also happens to be a dog. With the help of his adopted boy Sherman, the duo are tasked with rewriting history in this time travelling adventure. With Ty Burrell and Stephen Colbert providing voices for the film, it’s set to be an adventure for kids of all ages!

What went viral at the Oscars.

Jennifer Lawrence and Matthew Mcconaughey backstage at the Oscars after Matthew won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role.

Jennifer Lawrence

The golden girl of the oscars never fails to disappoint, Jennifer Lawrence manages to recreate last year’s hilarious fall, although this time she didn’t even make it into the theatre. Instead, she tripped on a traffic cone.

Click on the image to watch the fall.

Jennifer Lawrence Falls on the Red carpet

Gif via E! Online

 

 

 

 

 

 

After losing out to Lupita Nyong’o for Best Supporting Actress, Jennifer goes on to wrestle for her second Oscar statuette.

Pictures is the actress Jennifer Lawrence attempting to steal the Oscar for Best Actress from the winner, Lupita N'yongo

Image via: news.softpedia.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellen returns to the Oscars and resurrects the selfie.

Last time Ellen hosted the shindig in 2007, she took a snap with Clint Eastwood as a way to remember the event.

An image of Ellen Degeneres and Clint Eastwood at the Oscars in 2007.

Image via Empire Online

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year she decided to grab a selfie with Liza Minelli.

A selfie taken by Ellen Degeneres of her and Liza Minelli at the Oscars 2014.

Image via Twitter (@TheEllenShow)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But that was nothing compared to the ‘Best selfie ever!’

A selfie taken by Bradley Cooper at the Oscars 2014 including, Meryl Streep, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Ellen Degeneres, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Lupita Nyong'o.

Image via Twitter (@TheEllenShow)

 

 

 

 

 

 

From left to right the celebrities in the uber-selife are, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts (looking like she has had one to many gin and tonics) Ellen Degeneres, Kevin Spacey (looking oddly like Pee-wee Herman), Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o, Peter Nyong’o (making the most of his sister’s new found fame and A-list friend) and Angelina Jolie.

Following the Tweet of this selfie, it soon became the most retweeted tweet in history, easily beating the previous record held by Barack Obama’s ‘Four more years’ tweet.

Cumberbomb

Probably the best red carpet moment of the night, Benedict Cumberbatch photo-bombs U2.

U2 posing for a photo on the red carpet at the Oscars 2014, with Benedict Cumberbatch jumping up behind them.

Photo via Buzzfeed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benedict then goes on the photobomb 38 other things

 

Pizza!

Ellen delivers pizza to the audience who have more than likely been starving themselves for the past months to fit into their Oscar dress.

Brad and Angelina eating pizza at the Oscars 2014.

Image via Twitter (@YahooCelebUK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A series of six pictures taken by Ellen at the Oscars of celebrities eating pizza during the ceremony.

Image via Twitter (@TheEllenShow)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Travolta messes up his one line.

Introducing Idina Menzel to perform the Oscar nominated song ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen, Travolta somehow manages to introduce her as ‘Adele Dazeem’, and we have the vine to prove it.

If you’re interested in how John Travolta would introduce yourself at the Oscars, some internet geek has created a way to Travoltify your name.

What was your favourite part of the Oscars? Tweet us @Inside_Film using the hashtag #InsideFilmOscars, we’d love to know what you think.

Inside Film Podcast Episode 1

Pictured are the winners for this years BAFTA awards for the film, 12 Years a Slave

Image via independent.co.uk

The very first episode of our regular podcast has just been uploaded to our Soundcloud account. In this episode we discuss the Baftas, the impending Oscars and a few of our favourite films.

Too busy to listen to it all? The podcast is available for download if you prefer to listen to it on the go. Perfect for the morning commute.

Want to have a listen? Visit our Soundcloud