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Lovable And Doomed: The Lavender Hill Mob at 60

Dickon Edwards marks the 60th anniversary of The Lavender Hill Mob

Magnetic Fields Filmmakers & Mr Merritt Select Top Music Docs

A YouTube playlist from the makers of Magnetic Fields documentary Strange Powers and Mr Stephin Merritt himself. Thanks to Travis Elborough for arranging this piece.

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The Modern Dance: David Byrne Discusses Ride, Rise, Roar

David Byrne on the choreography and sound in film project, Ride, Rise, Roar. Words by Helen Jack.

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I Look At People: Claire Denis Interviewed

Hannah Gregory talks to Claire Denis about her work, music, the way she approaches her cast, and the French Foreign Legion's tiny shorts

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Cosmic Communism: Soviet Science Fiction on Film

Robert Barry explains the role of science fiction films in the former U.S.S.R. as a season of these long lost films comes to the BFI this month.

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Rise Against: UK Protest Documentary Just Do It Reviewed

Val Phoenix likes the spirit but not always the presentation of this documentary about the new generation of UK direct action campaigners, in cinemas this weekend.

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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Roundup

Stephen Dalton reports from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic

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Welcome To The Dollhouse: Looking Back At The Films Of Todd Solondz

Last week's Book Club screening of Welcome To The Dollhouse prompted Yasmeen Khan to reflect on Todd Solondz's compelling body of work

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Leaving it to Chance: Maverick Director Nicolas Roeg On Don’t Look Now

Maverick British director Nicolas Roeg talks about classic horror film Don't Look Now, available next week on Blu-Ray, and the role of chance in film projects, while Colm McAuliffe discusses Roeg's signature visual style.

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Interview with Djo Munga, Director of Congolese Film Viva Riva!

The Quietus talks to director Djo Munga about his new thriller Viva Riva! which captures the sights and sounds, as well as the danger of his native city Kinshasa.

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We Dream On Cardboard: Staff Benda Bilili’s Rise From The Streets

Wyndham Wallace salutes Benda Bilili!, a documentary about the decade’s most unlikely but courageous stars, now available on DVD.

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Filming The Unfilmable: Joseph Strick’s Adaptation of Joyce’s Ulysses

In honour of Bloomsday, the day on which the fictional events of James Joyce's Ulysses take place, Colm McAuliffe celebrates Joseph Strick's often marginalised film adaptation of this supposedly unfilmable novel.

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All Loud on the Eastern Front: Peckinpah’s Cross of Iron Revisited

Optimum have granted Sam Peckinpah’s Eastern Front opus Cross of Iron a long overdue HD facelift. Andrew Stimpson examines this overlooked masterpiece from the troubled and controversial rabble-rouser.

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‘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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Criminal Mind: Angels Of Evil Kim Rossi Stuart Interviewed

Italy's answer to Mesrine and Carlos, Angels Of Evil charts the rise of one of Milan's most notorious criminals. Rising Italian star Kim Rossi Stuart discusses his interactions with the real life Vallanzasca, inhabiting the criminal mind and working in Italy

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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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Loving The Rope: Lars Von Trier’s Advance Party Project

Do obstructions help or hinder film-making? Arch provocateur Lars von Trier certainly thinks the former, but does his Dogme theory work within the UK film industry?

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Joe Cornish Discusses Attack The Block

We spoke to Adam Buxton about his Bug celebration last Friday, now it's the turn of his telly chum Joe Cornish as Simon Jablonski asks him about social realism and alien escapades in new film Attack The Block

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Adam & Joe’s Adam Buxton On His Favourite Music Videos

Adam Buxton talks to The Quietus about his music video project BUG and selects some of his favourite music videos from Hot Chip, Major Lazer, Ladyscraper, Peter, Bjorn and John, Chemical Brothers, Blur and Radiohead.

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Under The Cranes: Urban ‘Regeneration’ In The East End On Film

David Moats discusses selections from last week's East End Film Festival dealing with housing and urban regeneration.

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Portishead’s Adrian Utley On Taxi Driver & His Soundtrack Work

This weekend, Adrian Utley will introduce a screening of the new edition of Taxi Driver in London. He tells Simon Jablonski about his love for the film, soundtrack work, and a never-before-told tale from his distant musical past

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Simon Jablonski’s Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column

This week, Simon casts his expert eye over Sweetgrass, T33D, Beautiful Liverpool and Taxi Zum Klo

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Back From The Moon: Duncan Jones Interviewed On Source Code

In Duncan Jones' Source Code Colter Stevens has only eight minutes to diffuse a bomb on a Chicago train. Lev Harris is given two minutes more to interview the fast-rising director on his new film

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Simon Jablonski’s Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column

Spring is in the air, and the sun is out. Simon Jablonski prefers to watch films about exploding tyres and murderous fish-owners instead. Here, he opines on Armadillo, Rubber and Cold Fish

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Essential Killing: Polish Film Legend Jerzy Skolimowski Interviewed

Simon Jablonski talks to director Jerzy Skolimowski about politics, painting, Polanski and working with Vincent Gallo on his latest film Essential Killing

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Where The Screens Have No Shame: Killing Bono Reviewed

The story of bad wannabe rock stars becomes an equally bad film. Terry Staunton finds himself stuck in a movie he can’t wait to get out of

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Werner’s Originals: Herr Herzog Discusses His Cave Of Dreams

Simon Jablonski sits down with Werner Herzog to talk about new film Cave of Forgotten Dreams, his work, and divining the character of the outsider

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Simon Jablonski’s Independent Cinema Reviews Column

Simon Jablonski gives his verdict on Ballast, Submarine and Route Irish

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True / False: Documentary Film Festival Round up

Shouty neighbors, Liberian warlords, bare-knuckle boxers, potty-trained chimps and real-life trolls!? It must be the fabulous True / False film festival, says David Moats

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A Shot in the Dark: 16mm’s Last Reel

Independent filmmaker Austin Collings laments the uncompromising rush to 'go digital' as 16mm film stock goes on the endangered species list.

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Sound and Vision: Imogen Heap On A New Score To A Surreal Classic

Singer, composer and inventive pop songwriter Imogen Heap talks to David Moats about her original sountrack to the classic surrealist short The Seashell and the Clergyman, premiering at the Birds Eye View Film Festival this Friday

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Art and Propaganda: Crispin Glover Interviewed

Although best known as a masterful character actor, Crispin Hellion Glover has been using his Hollywood paychecks to fund a series of fiercely independent, and sometimes controversial surrealist films. Simon Jablonski discusses typecasting, Buñuel and Hollywood taboos

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London Film Festival: Frankenweenie Reviewed

Chris Bell watches Tim Burton's return to animation, which opened the 56th London Film Festival last week and goes on nationwide release today

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Lovable And Doomed: The Lavender Hill Mob at 60

Magnetic Fields Filmmakers & Mr Merritt Select Top Music Docs

The Modern Dance: David Byrne Discusses Ride, Rise, Roar

I Look At People: Claire Denis Interviewed

Cosmic Communism: Soviet Science Fiction on Film

Rise Against: UK Protest Documentary Just Do It Reviewed

Karlovy Vary Film Festival Roundup

Welcome To The Dollhouse: Looking Back At The Films Of Todd Solondz

Leaving it to Chance: Maverick Director Nicolas Roeg On Don’t Look Now

Interview with Djo Munga, Director of Congolese Film Viva Riva!

We Dream On Cardboard: Staff Benda Bilili’s Rise From The Streets

Filming The Unfilmable: Joseph Strick’s Adaptation of Joyce’s Ulysses

All Loud on the Eastern Front: Peckinpah’s Cross of Iron Revisited

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

Criminal Mind: Angels Of Evil Kim Rossi Stuart Interviewed

Simon Jablonski On The Best Of The Cannes Film Festival

Loving The Rope: Lars Von Trier’s Advance Party Project

Joe Cornish Discusses Attack The Block

Adam & Joe’s Adam Buxton On His Favourite Music Videos

Under The Cranes: Urban ‘Regeneration’ In The East End On Film

Portishead’s Adrian Utley On Taxi Driver & His Soundtrack Work

Simon Jablonski’s Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column

Back From The Moon: Duncan Jones Interviewed On Source Code

Simon Jablonski’s Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column

Essential Killing: Polish Film Legend Jerzy Skolimowski Interviewed

Where The Screens Have No Shame: Killing Bono Reviewed

Werner’s Originals: Herr Herzog Discusses His Cave Of Dreams

Simon Jablonski’s Independent Cinema Reviews Column

True / False: Documentary Film Festival Round up

A Shot in the Dark: 16mm’s Last Reel

Sound and Vision: Imogen Heap On A New Score To A Surreal Classic

Art and Propaganda: Crispin Glover Interviewed

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