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Ben-Hur At 60 And The Immortality Of Miklós Rózsa
When it comes to the grand-scale epics of the ’50s and ’60s, a number of different films spring...
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Accountability Or Apologia? America's Weight In The Report
Who guards the guards? Questions of oversight and accountability are at the centre of Scott Z. ...
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Who Paints These Houses? On Harvey Keitel And Martin Scorsese
The Irishman feels like a send-off. Directed by 76-year-old Martin Scorsese and starring Robert...
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Toy Story 2 At 20: Mortality And Acceptance On The Edge Of 30
As of time of writing, there are now four, official, full-length Toy Story films. Toy Story, th...
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Moviedrone: This Month's Finest Film Soundtracks, November 2019
As I'm writing this, it's been brought to my attention that 3 November is the birthdate of one ...
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Herzog For The Curb Era: A Serious Man Turns 10
On the Blu-Ray version of the Coens’ semi-autobiographical comedy-drama A Serious Man is a feat...
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Sparking Joy: Family And Fireworks In Hirokazu Kore-eda's Cinema
There is something cinematic about the firework: concentrated momentum, bright and loud, but mo...
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Reel Sounds – Vol.2: Crosby, Cuba And More In Focus At Doc'n Roll 2019
The sixth edition of the music documentary festival Doc'n Roll has some real heavy hitters in i...
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Valkyrie: Riding Roughshod Over History?
Plus: Scroll down for Shot From Both Sides: Cinema From The Enemy's Point of View The old adag...
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Setting The Standard: Role Models Reviewed
Making a comedic film requires a very difficult balancing act. As per the conventions of mainst...
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Indie Auteur: A Conversation With Joe Swanberg, 'Mumblecore' Lynchpin
Joe Swanberg made quite an impression at last year's London Film Festival with his latest work ...
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson: Reviewed
I have put off writing this article for too many days now. The reason for this is not laziness,...
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Cinematic Santas - The Least Convincing And Naughtiest Santas on Film
"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, no...
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New Patti Smith Documentary: Dream of Life - Reviewed
A few people, a charmed few, are lucky enough to give off light when a camera is on them. Patti...
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Generation Terrorists: The Baader-Meinhof Group’s Legacy
Growing up on a British Forces base in West Germany at the height of the cold war in the late 7...
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Choke and Cinema's Most Adventurous Book Adaptations
Chuck Palahniuk once said in an interview that his goal as a writer was not to make books which...
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