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Miss American Pie: Black Widow And Marvel’s Rotten Women

Marvel's recent female heroines offer a cultural turning point, but with Black Widow leading the charge, they still fail to reveal the rottenness of America's myth as force for good, finds Soma Ghosh
Film

Is This Bitch For Real? Black And White Fashion In Cruella And Beyond

The release of Disney's Cruella offers another opportunity to examine a history of black and white fashion on film – and speaks to our neverending delight in wicked women, finds Soma Ghosh
Film

Another Planet: The Quietus’ Top 20 Favourite Cinema Memories

As the UK finally prepares to reopen its cinema doors, tQ contributors remember their most precious memories that could have only happened in front of the big screen
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Tickle, Tickle: A History Of The Witch On Film

Following the release of Robert Zemeckis' remake of The Witches, Soma Ghosh looks back on the history of the witch on film, from Bewitched to The Love Witch
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Down To The Woods: 50 Years Of Khitruk’s Soviet Winnie The Pooh

A.A. Milne's beloved stories of a small round bear have been adopted around the world – but the Disney cartoon isn't the only screen counterpart worth remembering, finds Ian Wang

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Defanging The Dragon: How Maleficent Fails As A Feminist Retelling

Ahead of the sequel, looking back on Disney's first screen tale of Maleficent shows the shortcomings of the machine, finds Samantha Abramovitz
Books

The Four-Dimensional Human: In Conversation With Laurence Scott

Michael John sits down to talk with Laurence Scott — author of The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of living in the digital world — about the erosion and universality of celebrity culture, economic claustrophobia, the nature of an ever-present digital past and the prophetic powers of The Simpsons. (Photograph: Jean Baudrillard — Saint Clement, 1987)
Film

Heart Felt: Being Elmo Reviewed

This big screen profile of the Jim Henson Productions veteran Kevin Clash spotlights a highly skilled art form that's been eclipsed by technological advances. Chris Bell offers a personal perspective in praise of puppetry
Film

‘Close Your Eyes Or You Won’t See Anything’ – Jan Švankmajer’s Alice

David Moats says legendary stop-motion animator Jan Švankmajer's take on Alice In Wonderland is miles ahead of other children's films - not just for the way it brings dreams to life, but also for what it leaves to the imagination
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Graphic Novelist Neil Gaiman Interviewed

Comic Book and Fantasy super-star Neil Gaiman talks Disney, _Watchmen_ and J.G. Ballard as his latest film adaptation _Coraline_ comes to a pair of 3D glasses near you.

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