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Film Stardom, Myth and Classicism
30 April 2015
We review a look at how movie stars became gods - and vice versa.… continue reading.
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Marnie (BFI Classics)
20 April 2015
Dr Susan Smith reviews a new study of the controversial Hitchcock film. … continue reading.
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Film Sound in Italy
9 April 2015
How important is sound in cinema? Robert S. C. Gordon looks at a new book on its impact in Italy.… continue reading.
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European Cinema in Motion
30 March 2015
We review a book on the representation of migrants in contemporary European cinema.… continue reading.
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Alain Robbe-Grillet: Six Films 1963-1974
19 March 2015
We examine a DVD collection from avant-garde master, Alain Robbe-Grillet.… continue reading.
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Revolutionary Cycles in Chinese Cinema, 1951-1979
9 March 2015
We review a new history of Chinese cinema under Mao. … continue reading.
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Red Shift
26 February 2015
The 1978 TV play by Alan Garner arrives on DVD… continue reading.
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Shakespeare, Dissent and the Cold War
16 February 2015
We review a new look at how the Bard's work was interpreted after WW2. … continue reading.
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The Armstrong Lie
5 February 2015
We review Alex Gibney's film on the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.… continue reading.
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The Big Melt
27 January 2015
We review Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker’s documentary about Sheffield, an 'evocative example of contemporary poetic realism'… continue reading.