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Significant Involuntary Memories: Paul Allen Of Anthroprophh’s 13 Top LPs

Following last year's mighty Outside The Circle album and the news that Anthroprophh will be playing this year's Desertfest, the band's leader and former Heads man Paul Allen (the hirsute gentleman on the right below) cherrypicks 13 albums from his hefty collection

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The Most Powerful Man In America: The Godfather At 50

The worlds of the Mafia and American politics are inseparable – and Francis Ford Coppola knew this when making The Godfather 50 years ago, with crime poisoning every echelon of society, finds Sam Moore

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Crap Horror Enters The 3rd Dimension: Scar 3D Reviewed

The Quietus test drives the latest 3D filmic experience - Real D and reviews _Scar 3D_ the lamentable torture-porn flick attached to it. Andrew Stimpson wonders how long we'll have to wait until someone puts 3D to good use?

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Uncast Shadow Of A Southern Myth: O Brother, Where Art Thou? At 20

Joel and Ethan Coen's magical realist take on Homer's Odyssey explores the evils and quirks of Southern myths – but 20 years on, its failures and triumphs deserve a closer look, finds Madeleine Seidel

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Thor-mula One: Rush Reviewed

Yasmeen Khan waves the chequered flag on the new motor racing biopic from Ron Howard

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Further Down the Spiral: Dark City A Decade On

Lost somewhere between _City of Lost Children_ and _The Matrix_, _Dark City_ finally gets the director's cut treatment. Andrew Stimpson takes another look at this cult classic.

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You Can Be Anything: On Oscar Micheaux, History’s Most Prolific African American Filmmaker

Controversial yet mainstream, Oscar Micheaux is the often forgotten African-American filmmaker who paved the way for Steve McQueen, Spike Lee and Childish Gambino. Soma Ghosh guides us through Micheaux's history

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The Broken Nest: Satyajit Ray’s Charulata reassessed

With the recent restoration of Charulata appearing in cinemas, Yasmeen Khan takes the opportunity to review Satyajit Ray's work through the prism of his best known film

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4th Pan-Asia Film Festival Roundup

Yasmeen Khan takes in the best of last week's continent-spanning showcase. Main image from Starry Starry Night

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Gem’ll Crucifix It: Byzantium Reviewed

Yasmeen Khan sinks her teeth (sorry, sorry...) into Neil Jordan's latest take on the vampire myth

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The Quiet Observer: Snowtown Reviewed

Bleak, thought-provoking, uncompromising: Snowtown is a worthy addition to the serial killer film ranks. But it lacks something in the way of heart, says Yasmeen Khan

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