Mark Cosgrove
@markcosgrove.bsky.social
Engaging audiences in some of the finest cinematic visions and much more at Watershed, Bristol and beyond. Founder of Cinema Rediscovered, bringing great films back to the big screen since 2016. Ops my own.
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L👀king forward to hearing from @warrenellis.bsky.social (in person 😮 ) this Sun 21 Sep 17:00 @wshed.bsky.social after a special showing of Ellis Park, the first doc from acclaimed Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel (The Order, Macbeth, Snowtown)
September 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
L👀king forward to hearing from @warrenellis.bsky.social (in person 😮 ) this Sun 21 Sep 17:00 @wshed.bsky.social after a special showing of Ellis Park, the first doc from acclaimed Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel (The Order, Macbeth, Snowtown)
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Against the Grain makes its way to Showroom in #Sheffied
Get involved!
🫧 My Beautiful Laundrette
Fri 5 - Sun 7 Sept
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 12 - Sun 14 Sept
💥The Gold Diggers
Fri 19 - Sun 21 Sept
#CineRedis25
Get involved!
🫧 My Beautiful Laundrette
Fri 5 - Sun 7 Sept
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 12 - Sun 14 Sept
💥The Gold Diggers
Fri 19 - Sun 21 Sept
#CineRedis25
August 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Against the Grain makes its way to Showroom in #Sheffied
Get involved!
🫧 My Beautiful Laundrette
Fri 5 - Sun 7 Sept
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 12 - Sun 14 Sept
💥The Gold Diggers
Fri 19 - Sun 21 Sept
#CineRedis25
Get involved!
🫧 My Beautiful Laundrette
Fri 5 - Sun 7 Sept
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 12 - Sun 14 Sept
💥The Gold Diggers
Fri 19 - Sun 21 Sept
#CineRedis25
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Great to see our members in the news with their exciting events, such as @purbeckfilm.bsky.social's screenings at Corfe Castle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Corfe Castle bathed in light for Purbeck Film Festival
Filmgoers picnicked under the stars in front of the castle site, maintained by the National Trust.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Great to see our members in the news with their exciting events, such as @purbeckfilm.bsky.social's screenings at Corfe Castle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Against the Grain continues at the fab @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social with…
🏓 Ping Pong
Thu 28 Aug 6.15pm
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 29 Aug 3pm & Mon 1st Sept 8.30pm
💥 Defence of the Realm w/ @markcosgrove.bsky.social & a very special guest
Tue 9 Sept - coming soon
#CineRedis25
🏓 Ping Pong
Thu 28 Aug 6.15pm
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 29 Aug 3pm & Mon 1st Sept 8.30pm
💥 Defence of the Realm w/ @markcosgrove.bsky.social & a very special guest
Tue 9 Sept - coming soon
#CineRedis25
August 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Against the Grain continues at the fab @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social with…
🏓 Ping Pong
Thu 28 Aug 6.15pm
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 29 Aug 3pm & Mon 1st Sept 8.30pm
💥 Defence of the Realm w/ @markcosgrove.bsky.social & a very special guest
Tue 9 Sept - coming soon
#CineRedis25
🏓 Ping Pong
Thu 28 Aug 6.15pm
💅 Rita, Sue & Bob Too
Fri 29 Aug 3pm & Mon 1st Sept 8.30pm
💥 Defence of the Realm w/ @markcosgrove.bsky.social & a very special guest
Tue 9 Sept - coming soon
#CineRedis25
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⚔️ Friends in Glasgow ⚔️
Essential viewing on the big screen this Sun @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social
Essential viewing on the big screen this Sun @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
⚔️ Friends in Glasgow ⚔️
Essential viewing on the big screen this Sun @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social
Essential viewing on the big screen this Sun @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social
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"Feels as though it truly emerges from the mists of time rather than 1991..."
Hailed as the jewel in the crown of this year’s Cinema Rediscovered programme, The Fall of Otrar screens this Sunday at GFT. A rare chance to experience it on the big screen ✨
https://loom.ly/Ne5TYMM
Hailed as the jewel in the crown of this year’s Cinema Rediscovered programme, The Fall of Otrar screens this Sunday at GFT. A rare chance to experience it on the big screen ✨
https://loom.ly/Ne5TYMM
The long weekend for cinephiles: highlights from Cinema Rediscovered 2025
From a Kurosawa-style epic of towering scale to a 1960s geisha drama, Christina Newland finds Bristol’s annual feast of archive cinema as alluring as ever.
www.bfi.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"Feels as though it truly emerges from the mists of time rather than 1991..."
Hailed as the jewel in the crown of this year’s Cinema Rediscovered programme, The Fall of Otrar screens this Sunday at GFT. A rare chance to experience it on the big screen ✨
https://loom.ly/Ne5TYMM
Hailed as the jewel in the crown of this year’s Cinema Rediscovered programme, The Fall of Otrar screens this Sunday at GFT. A rare chance to experience it on the big screen ✨
https://loom.ly/Ne5TYMM
Been back on the Encounters programming - great to see so many excellent short films from SW/UK and further afield . Looking forward to the fest ……..
After a brief hiatus, Encounters Film Festival is BACK 24-28 Sept for its landmark 30th edition on Bristol's harbourside & we can’t wait!
Alumni include #DenisVilleneuve & #CharlotteWells ; watch this space for some connected rep happenings @wshed.bsky.social
Get your pass at www.encounters.film!
Alumni include #DenisVilleneuve & #CharlotteWells ; watch this space for some connected rep happenings @wshed.bsky.social
Get your pass at www.encounters.film!
August 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Been back on the Encounters programming - great to see so many excellent short films from SW/UK and further afield . Looking forward to the fest ……..
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Coming to BFI Southbank for its London Premiere on Tue 12 Aug, NFT1 + intro! Tickets: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
@milestonefilms.bsky.social @cineredis.bsky.social
@milestonefilms.bsky.social @cineredis.bsky.social
"The Criterion Collection, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Milestone Films underwent an extensive frame-by-frame transformation of sound, image, and clearances to present “Killer of Sheep” as it was intended to be seen." blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/how-do-you...
How Do You Resurrect a Black Cinematic Monument? On Restoring “Killer of Sheep”
When Black Film Archive launched in August 2021, one of my most asked questions was “well… How do I watch “Killer of Sheep?” – the 1978 masterpiece of every day Black poetry from Charles Burnett.
blackfilmarchive.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Coming to BFI Southbank for its London Premiere on Tue 12 Aug, NFT1 + intro! Tickets: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
@milestonefilms.bsky.social @cineredis.bsky.social
@milestonefilms.bsky.social @cineredis.bsky.social
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Essential viewing back on the big screen, Charles Burnett's cinematic masterpiece Killer of Sheep, magnificently restored in 4K.
BFI Southbank 12 Aug
@glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social 9, 12 Aug
Tyneside Cinema 8 & 11 Aug
Close-Up 12, 21, 28 Sept
@queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social 6 Oct
More tbc…
BFI Southbank 12 Aug
@glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social 9, 12 Aug
Tyneside Cinema 8 & 11 Aug
Close-Up 12, 21, 28 Sept
@queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social 6 Oct
More tbc…
August 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Essential viewing back on the big screen, Charles Burnett's cinematic masterpiece Killer of Sheep, magnificently restored in 4K.
BFI Southbank 12 Aug
@glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social 9, 12 Aug
Tyneside Cinema 8 & 11 Aug
Close-Up 12, 21, 28 Sept
@queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social 6 Oct
More tbc…
BFI Southbank 12 Aug
@glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social 9, 12 Aug
Tyneside Cinema 8 & 11 Aug
Close-Up 12, 21, 28 Sept
@queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social 6 Oct
More tbc…
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The final instalment… Thoughts on Absolute Beginners?
August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The final instalment… Thoughts on Absolute Beginners?
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I loved this film when I saw it during its first-run release! The two musical numbers with David Bowie singing the title track “Absolute Beginners” and “That’s Inspiration” are among my favorite songs by Bowie! Your post makes me hopeful the film has been restored and, hopefully, re-released!!!
August 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I loved this film when I saw it during its first-run release! The two musical numbers with David Bowie singing the title track “Absolute Beginners” and “That’s Inspiration” are among my favorite songs by Bowie! Your post makes me hopeful the film has been restored and, hopefully, re-released!!!
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ My Beautiful Laundrette review by Peter Bradshaw via @theguardian.com – landmark critique of Thatcher’s Britain w/a larky Ealing air.
See it back in cinemas from Fri 1st Aug
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
See it back in cinemas from Fri 1st Aug
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
My Beautiful Laundrette review – landmark critique of Thatcher’s Britain with a larky Ealing air
Rerelease of funny-sad tale of a laundry madeover by a young south Asian man and his love interest (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a unique subversion of 1980s UK politics
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ My Beautiful Laundrette review by Peter Bradshaw via @theguardian.com – landmark critique of Thatcher’s Britain w/a larky Ealing air.
See it back in cinemas from Fri 1st Aug
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
See it back in cinemas from Fri 1st Aug
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
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I absolutely love last night's programme..
Have a listen 🎧
Have a listen 🎧
On tonight's BBC Front Row: Mark Gatiss on Bookish, Julien Temple and Stephen Woolley on Absolute Beginners at 40, Suzy Miller on Inter Alia, & we discuss the NPR/PBS federal funding cuts. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
a man in a suit stands in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a suit stands in a crowd of people
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July 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I absolutely love last night's programme..
Have a listen 🎧
Have a listen 🎧
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Wondering what to go and see at this year’s Cinema Rediscovered (23 - 27 July, Bristol?
🎧 Join José Arroyo & Richard Layne for a special edition of their Thinking Aloud About Film podcast about the upcoming edition of the festival: notesonfilm1.com/2025/07/18/t...
🎧 Join José Arroyo & Richard Layne for a special edition of their Thinking Aloud About Film podcast about the upcoming edition of the festival: notesonfilm1.com/2025/07/18/t...
Thinking Aloud About Film: Cinema Rediscovered 2025 Preview
Richard and I are once more excited about the prospect of Cinema Rediscovered, which begins next week on the 23rd and runs right to the 27th at the Watershed in Bristol. This year’s is a beau…
notesonfilm1.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Wondering what to go and see at this year’s Cinema Rediscovered (23 - 27 July, Bristol?
🎧 Join José Arroyo & Richard Layne for a special edition of their Thinking Aloud About Film podcast about the upcoming edition of the festival: notesonfilm1.com/2025/07/18/t...
🎧 Join José Arroyo & Richard Layne for a special edition of their Thinking Aloud About Film podcast about the upcoming edition of the festival: notesonfilm1.com/2025/07/18/t...
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Nice to get a mention in the @sightsoundmag.bsky.social weekly bulletin ❤️
Read the full bulletin: www.bfimessages.org.uk/t/y-e-qjrlri...
Read the full bulletin: www.bfimessages.org.uk/t/y-e-qjrlri...
July 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Nice to get a mention in the @sightsoundmag.bsky.social weekly bulletin ❤️
Read the full bulletin: www.bfimessages.org.uk/t/y-e-qjrlri...
Read the full bulletin: www.bfimessages.org.uk/t/y-e-qjrlri...
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The new restoration of KILLER OF SHEEP is having its UK premiere at Watershed's Cinema Rediscovered in Bristol this month and then touring around the country! www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1337...
UK Premiere: Killer of Sheep
Charles Burnett’s pioneering account of blue-collar existence paved the way for African American representation on the big screen.
www.watershed.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The new restoration of KILLER OF SHEEP is having its UK premiere at Watershed's Cinema Rediscovered in Bristol this month and then touring around the country! www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1337...
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📣 Delighted to be screening Defence of the Realm (1986) on a beautiful #35mm print c/o Park Circus which @markcosgrove.bsky.social had the pleasure of viewing today.
Experience it on the big screen on Thu 24 July 18:15 at #CineRedis25 w/ producer Lynda Myles + a pre-recorded chat w/ Gabriel Byrne.
Experience it on the big screen on Thu 24 July 18:15 at #CineRedis25 w/ producer Lynda Myles + a pre-recorded chat w/ Gabriel Byrne.
July 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
📣 Delighted to be screening Defence of the Realm (1986) on a beautiful #35mm print c/o Park Circus which @markcosgrove.bsky.social had the pleasure of viewing today.
Experience it on the big screen on Thu 24 July 18:15 at #CineRedis25 w/ producer Lynda Myles + a pre-recorded chat w/ Gabriel Byrne.
Experience it on the big screen on Thu 24 July 18:15 at #CineRedis25 w/ producer Lynda Myles + a pre-recorded chat w/ Gabriel Byrne.
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For our @letterboxd.social HQ, film journalist and podcaster Sean Wilson explores the music of this year’s festival - link in bio.
This piece was commissioned as part of Other Ways of Seeing, a @wshed.bsky.social initiative with support from BFI Awarding Funds from the National Lottery.
This piece was commissioned as part of Other Ways of Seeing, a @wshed.bsky.social initiative with support from BFI Awarding Funds from the National Lottery.
July 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
For our @letterboxd.social HQ, film journalist and podcaster Sean Wilson explores the music of this year’s festival - link in bio.
This piece was commissioned as part of Other Ways of Seeing, a @wshed.bsky.social initiative with support from BFI Awarding Funds from the National Lottery.
This piece was commissioned as part of Other Ways of Seeing, a @wshed.bsky.social initiative with support from BFI Awarding Funds from the National Lottery.
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📣 More tickets have been released for our opening night film ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (1986) + FREE After-party with DJ Cheeba on Wed 23 July @wshed.bsky.social #CineRedis25 🎶
Snap them up & let’s party like it’s 1986!
Snap them up & let’s party like it’s 1986!
July 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📣 More tickets have been released for our opening night film ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (1986) + FREE After-party with DJ Cheeba on Wed 23 July @wshed.bsky.social #CineRedis25 🎶
Snap them up & let’s party like it’s 1986!
Snap them up & let’s party like it’s 1986!
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A big thank you to @cineredis.bsky.social for the opportunity to write about a real gem 💎 My top pick out of an already stunning line-up at this year’s Festival. Excited to attend! 📽️
Very special thank you to Tarah Judah @maddyprobst.bsky.social @markcosgrove.bsky.social @hardiewrites.bsky.social 💜
Very special thank you to Tarah Judah @maddyprobst.bsky.social @markcosgrove.bsky.social @hardiewrites.bsky.social 💜
Made at the height of the Civil Rights movement, the pioneering One Potato, Two Potato receives its UK Premiere at @wshed.bsky.social on Sat 26th July 18:10.
Read Film Critic and writer @admagnetic77.bsky.social reflections on this historic feature for our @letterboxd.social HQ - link in bio.
Read Film Critic and writer @admagnetic77.bsky.social reflections on this historic feature for our @letterboxd.social HQ - link in bio.
July 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A big thank you to @cineredis.bsky.social for the opportunity to write about a real gem 💎 My top pick out of an already stunning line-up at this year’s Festival. Excited to attend! 📽️
Very special thank you to Tarah Judah @maddyprobst.bsky.social @markcosgrove.bsky.social @hardiewrites.bsky.social 💜
Very special thank you to Tarah Judah @maddyprobst.bsky.social @markcosgrove.bsky.social @hardiewrites.bsky.social 💜
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June 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Ciao Bologna! It’s good to see you…
#IlCinemaRitrovato is where it all began; the inspiration for our very own Cinema Rediscovered 😍
#IlCinemaRitrovato is where it all began; the inspiration for our very own Cinema Rediscovered 😍
June 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ciao Bologna! It’s good to see you…
#IlCinemaRitrovato is where it all began; the inspiration for our very own Cinema Rediscovered 😍
#IlCinemaRitrovato is where it all began; the inspiration for our very own Cinema Rediscovered 😍
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🌊 Something for the weekend @wshed.bsky.social 🪁
Join director Andrew Kötting for a special showing of his British road movie Gallivant (1996), a wandering journey around the British coastline accompanied by his granny and young daughter Eden.
Sun 22 June 14:00 as part of Off the Beaten Track
Join director Andrew Kötting for a special showing of his British road movie Gallivant (1996), a wandering journey around the British coastline accompanied by his granny and young daughter Eden.
Sun 22 June 14:00 as part of Off the Beaten Track
June 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🌊 Something for the weekend @wshed.bsky.social 🪁
Join director Andrew Kötting for a special showing of his British road movie Gallivant (1996), a wandering journey around the British coastline accompanied by his granny and young daughter Eden.
Sun 22 June 14:00 as part of Off the Beaten Track
Join director Andrew Kötting for a special showing of his British road movie Gallivant (1996), a wandering journey around the British coastline accompanied by his granny and young daughter Eden.
Sun 22 June 14:00 as part of Off the Beaten Track
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The excellent Cinema Rediscovered is back next month at Bristol's iconic Watershed showing a treasure trove of films – check out their very swish new trailer!
🎬Great films back on the big screen at Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 23 - Sun 27 July, Bristol)
Thanks to Silk Factory for this amazing new trailer showcasing some of our 80+ screenings and events lineup.
Passes & tickets are available with a 20% discount when you book 4+ screenings - link in bio 🎟️
Thanks to Silk Factory for this amazing new trailer showcasing some of our 80+ screenings and events lineup.
Passes & tickets are available with a 20% discount when you book 4+ screenings - link in bio 🎟️
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The excellent Cinema Rediscovered is back next month at Bristol's iconic Watershed showing a treasure trove of films – check out their very swish new trailer!
Trailer drop …….. identify the films ?!
🎬Great films back on the big screen at Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 23 - Sun 27 July, Bristol)
Thanks to Silk Factory for this amazing new trailer showcasing some of our 80+ screenings and events lineup.
Passes & tickets are available with a 20% discount when you book 4+ screenings - link in bio 🎟️
Thanks to Silk Factory for this amazing new trailer showcasing some of our 80+ screenings and events lineup.
Passes & tickets are available with a 20% discount when you book 4+ screenings - link in bio 🎟️
June 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trailer drop …….. identify the films ?!