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Play Ja Ja Ding Dong
The presenters test their theory about cinematography, comedy and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (David Dobkin, 2020).
Rope by Alfred Hitchcock: the Good, the Best and the Depraved
Learn about Rope (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948).
Oscars 2021: Considering Collective
Learn more about Collective (Alexander Nanau, 2019).
Goldie Hawn: Performing Dumb and Acting Smart
Learn more about Goldie Hawn.
Audience and Deforestation in the Two Towers
Learn more about J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (1954) and Peter Jackson’s adaption (2002).
Space, Place and Location in Dracula Untold
Learn more about Dracula Untold (Gary Shore, 2014).
Honduran Sand is the New Marble
An analysis to accompany S01E05 by Dr Zahra Tavassoli Zea One of the most little studied facts about Cahiers du cinéma is that its most famous critics witnessed the emergence of national cinemas in the 1950s with a striking degree of scepticism. French New Wave directors such as Eric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard andContinue reading “Honduran Sand is the New Marble”
Chuck Norris vs Communism: Hollywood Narrative in Documentary Form
Learn more about Chuck Norris vs Communism (Ilinca Calugareanu, 2015).
Sexy Beast takes its aim at the ‘tyranny of realism’
Learn more about Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000).