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Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film By Alan K Rode
22 January 2019
‘I don’t know why Michael Curtiz is not a household name but he should be’ – Steven Spielberg I have been waiting 40 years for this book. I first came across Michael Curtiz’ name on Christmas Day 1979, on what would have been his 93rd birthday. It was in the pages of Clive Hirschhorn’s monumental… continue reading.
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The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks
22 January 2019
It is difficult to think of a film that has lived in the shadow of its predecessor more than Geoffrey H. Malins’ The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks (1917). Malins’ The Battle of the Somme (1916) had been a major critical and commercial success on its release and has been… continue reading.
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Live Cinema and its Techniques
9 January 2018
John Wyver of Illuminations reviews Francis Ford Coppola's reflections on live cinema.… continue reading.
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Fifty Years of The Battle of Algiers
21 November 2017
Prof Alan O'Leary at the University of Leeds reviews Sohail Daulatzai's book on the The Battle of Algiers (1966).… continue reading.
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Trying to Get Over
3 October 2017
Adrian Smith, University of Sussex, reviews Keith Corson's book on an overlooked period of black filmmaking.… continue reading.
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Visions of Avant-Garde Film
6 September 2017
Donatella Valente, doctoral candidate at Birkbeck, reviews Kamila Kuc's study of Polish avant-garde film.… continue reading.
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Jonathan Miller – One Thing and Another
14 July 2017
Prof John Cook looks at a new collection of writing by the influential author, writer and director.… continue reading.
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Spanish Gothic
22 June 2017
Dr Leon Hunt reviews Xavier Reyes' detailed study of the Spanish Gothic in literature and on film. … continue reading.
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Undead Apocalypse: Vampires and Zombies in the 21st Century
7 June 2017
Dr Lorna Jowett reviews Stacey Abbott's new book about the undead in twenty-first century film and television. … continue reading.
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The New Scottish Cinema
14 March 2017
Dr Simon Brown reviews Jonathan Murray's study of new Scottish cinema.… continue reading.