Wolfbait

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Straight Hedge: Punk & HC For June By Noel Gardner

Noel's Straight Hedge VII: Punk Around The World

Articles 1

Thirsty, Pummelling Noise: An Interview With Wölfbait

Self-described 'kraut violence' crew Wolfbait stormed the Quietus office earlier this year with their self-titled debut album, which hit with all the unstoppable momentum of a wrecking ball. We assigned Toby Cook to find out more about this mysterious gang of demolition artistes

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Rare Hunks: Walter Hill’s Southern Comfort At 40

Walter Hill might not have intended Southern Comfort as a Vietnam allegory 40 years ago, but his war film remains effective with its flawed male soldiers, finds Brogan Morris

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Lost Highway: Jack Nance Remembered By David Lynch & Others

In a piece originally written to mark the 15th anniversary of Jack Nance's death, Cyrus Shahrad looks back over the actor's life and work and talks to those close to him, including Catherine Coulson and David Lynch

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BFI Uncut Season: Maîtresse Revisited

Yasmeen Khan examines Barbet Schroeder's once-controversial 1976 picture, restricted upon its initial release, which is given a Blu-ray upgrade and screened theatrically by the British Film Institute this month

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Kurosawa’s RUN!: Creepy Reviewed

Yasmeen Khan on director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's latest addition to the horror genre, the excellent Creepy

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Simon Jablonski’s Latest Independent Film Reviews

This time, Simon casts his eyes over exploration of religious duty Of Gods And Men, sex and socialising in the age of communication with Easier With Practice, and The Be All And End All... which, he says, very much isn't

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Simon Jablonski On The Best Of The Cannes Film Festival

Simon Jablonski gives the verdict on The Tree Of Life, We Need To Talk About Kevin and the other flicks which provided the major talking points of this year's Cannes Film Festival

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The Future Is In Your Hands, Mr Travis: 45 Years Of O Lucky Man!

Ahead of its screening at Brighton's Cine City Festival, writer and actor Graham Duff looks back over 45 years of Lindsay Anderson's brilliant O Lucky Man!

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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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Wolfbait

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Straight Hedge: Punk & HC For June By Noel Gardner

Noel's Straight Hedge VII: Punk Around The World

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Thirsty, Pummelling Noise: An Interview With Wölfbait

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