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May 7, 2013

Film Club: The Great Gatsby

Baz Luhrmann's new 3D version of The Great Gatsby is about to be released. What better time to revisit the highly underrated 1974 film starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.



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Novel Ideas

3D or 3 Don't?

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Published on May 07, 2013 04:59

May 3, 2013

Cyber Critics

There are hundreds if not thousands of film websites and blogs on the internet. Which ones do you use and why?



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Who needs critics anyway?

Killer Critics

Long range reviews

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Published on May 03, 2013 04:11

April 30, 2013

Culture Clash

Pedro Almodovar has a new movie out this week called I'm So Excited. It's a comedy that is rooted in Spanish politics and society - but how much do we miss out on when watching films from other cultures?



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You Talking To Me

My Look Ahead To 2013

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Published on April 30, 2013 05:35

April 26, 2013

Cinerama

There's a celebration of widescreen cinema at the National Media Museum in Bradford this weekend including a presentation in Cinerama. Has anyone experienced this extraordinary medium - and what was it like?



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Who Cares About Festivals?

Master Piece

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Published on April 26, 2013 03:53

April 23, 2013

Casting Call

Steve Coogan plays porn king Paul Raymond in The Look Of Love, released this week. It's an inspired bit of casting - who would you cast to play who in an ideal world and why?



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Mark Kermode reviews Love is All You Need

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Published on April 23, 2013 06:35

April 19, 2013

Cut To The Chase

Someone asked me recently which film I would choose to re-edit to make it better. Here I nominate some of my candidates for the chop but what are yours and why?



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Django Unchained

The Boorman.Tarantino Nexus

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Published on April 19, 2013 08:41

April 16, 2013

April Feedback

I posted recently asking you for your mind blowing moments in cinema and which SciFi series you reckon will stand the test of time. Here I pick out some of the myriad responses I received to these two questions.



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The Star Trek Question

Mindblowing Moments

 

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Published on April 16, 2013 07:39

April 12, 2013

The Star Trek Question

I've just been to interview J J Abrams about his new film Star Trek Into Darkness. This got me thinking about why the old Star Trek TV series has endured in the way it has and which other Sci-Fi series have stood the test of time.



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Star Trek: Kirk vs Pike

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Published on April 12, 2013 02:36

April 9, 2013

Dead Ahead

The Evil Dead remake is due in cinemas next week and it got me thinking about the extraordinary fuss the original film caused back in the 1980s. Here I reveal some of the bizarre censor's notes from the time...



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Sam Raimi's worst monsters aren't on screen

Tab me to hell

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Published on April 09, 2013 03:44

April 5, 2013

Mindblowing Moments

David Cronenberg's landmark horror movie Scanners is out on BluRay for the first time. It contains one of the most astounding sequences in cinema - what are your mindblowing moments in film?



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Crowning Cronenberg

Scare stories

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Published on April 05, 2013 03:46

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