Charlie Lyne
Encyclopedia
Charlie Lyne is the editor of Ultra Culture, a UK-based movie blog, and a contributor to the BBC
's The Film Programme
.
, the blog agrees with popular opinion 71% of the time.
Lyne also runs Ultra Culture Cinema, a series of regular events at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
featuring preview screenings, live music, special guests and a racy post-screening DJ set from Sam Wolfson and Dora 'The Dornado' Szego.
's departure. New host Claudia Winkleman
approached him using Twitter
, saying that she was 'obsessed' with his website and that she would 'bloody kill' for him to be on the show. He is listed on the Film Programme website as being the 'resident internet-type person'.
, and was highly commended in the Total Film
Blog Awards 2011 in the Best Overall Blog category. The Ultra Culture Twitter account was also named one of the Top 100 Arts Tweeters by The Times
.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's The Film Programme
The Film programme
The Film programme is a British film review television programme, broadcast weekly on BBC One, presented by Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh. The title of the show changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast, with the current series being Film 2011, but when referring to successive...
.
Ultra Culture
Established in 2008 when Lyne was 16, Ultra Culture is a film blog known for its chatty style, strong opinions and concise pop cultural commentary. According to critic aggregation website Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
, the blog agrees with popular opinion 71% of the time.
Lyne also runs Ultra Culture Cinema, a series of regular events at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
featuring preview screenings, live music, special guests and a racy post-screening DJ set from Sam Wolfson and Dora 'The Dornado' Szego.
The Film Programme
Lyne joined the programme when it was redeveloped after Jonathan RossJonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross may refer to:* Jonathan Ross , English television and radio personality* Jonathan Ross , United States Senator, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court* Jonathon Ross , former Australian rules footballer...
's departure. New host Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Anne I. Winkleman is an English television presenter, film critic, radio personality and journalist.- Early life and family :...
approached him using Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, saying that she was 'obsessed' with his website and that she would 'bloody kill' for him to be on the show. He is listed on the Film Programme website as being the 'resident internet-type person'.
Awards and accolades
Ultra Culture was named Blog of the Year 2011 by Sky MoviesSky Movies
Sky Movies is the collective name for the premium subscription television movie channels operated by Sky Television, and later British Sky Broadcasting. It has around 5 million subscribers, via satellite, cable and IPTV in the UK and Ireland...
, and was highly commended in the Total Film
Total Film
Total Film is a British film magazine published 13 times a year by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and offers film, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features...
Blog Awards 2011 in the Best Overall Blog category. The Ultra Culture Twitter account was also named one of the Top 100 Arts Tweeters by The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
.