Pomona Rewind

   The killing of African Americans in police custody wasn't just a hot topic during the recent 2020 Presidential Election. It has loomed very large in American cinema in recent times, with movies like Ryan Coogler's 'Fruitvale Station,' George Tillman Jr's 'The Hate U Give' and Melina Matsoukas' 'Queen and Slim'. All of these have taken a pretty straight look at the problem of institutional racism in the police. However Malik Vitthal has decided to take another approach in 'Body Cam' - a fusion of a police procedural drama with supernatural horror. 'Body Cam' focuses mostly on Louisiana police officers on the beat, coming to terms with the slaying of one of their colleagues. Mary J Blige plays Officer Renée Lomito-Smith, an officer grieving the loss of her young son, who is returning for duty after exploding with rage during an altercation with a citizen. Her colleagues are also on edge after Ian Casselberry's Officer Kevin G

  Geoffrey Palmer's screen persona was that of the droll, often gruff Englishman. Mostly known for his work on sitcoms, Palmer rarely cracked a smile as his characters often poked fun at the pomposity of those in authority. He had an unerring gift for comedy which led to him working with the likes of Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Billy Connolly, Steve Martin and John Cleese who he collaborated with on a number of projects. But his career also saw him work with some of Britain's more experimental film and television directors including Ken Loach, Lindsay Anderson, John Mackenzie and Peter Greenaway. Born in London in 1927, Palmer had a background in the military - serving as a corporal instructor in small arms and field training in the Royal Marines for two years under national service between 1946 and 1948. Palmer trained as an accountant but was lured into acting by a love of the theatre and a girlfriend who persuaded him to take up amateur drama. Bitten by the acting bug, he deci

For a brief period in the late 1980s and early 90s, John Sessions was one of Britain's most admired mimics. A comedian and actor, he contributed to the original 'Spitting Image' on ITV. His one man shows and appearances on Channel 4's improv show 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' and his hit BBC2 show 'Stella Street' catapulted him into the public eye, showing a mischievous sense of humour, a great ear for accents and an even sharper observational eye. Sessions also had a sharp intellect which shone through his work. And it was tendency to take two antithetical concepts like Terry Wogan starring alongside Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn and Tony Curtis in a Roman epic or imagining 'Das Boot' in the form of a kazoo during a recording of 'West Side Story' that delighted some people but also attracted brickbats. Born John Gibb Marshall in Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1953, he would train as an actor with his friend Kenneth Branagh at RADA and go on