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From Nosferatu to The General – why the 1920s is my favourite film decade


Chaplin and Keaton made millions laugh, but silent cinema’s greatest classics were the fruit of wild European fancy … and then Hollywood invented the talkies

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How Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Still Resonates Today

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Fallen Angels - Explained

Catharsis explained

Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

25 Years Later, How Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Changed Race Relations In America

Stories We Tell - the Guardian Film Show review

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Head of Department - History

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Summer 2026 Examinations

Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

theoutdoorscompany Kit Order form

DofE Kit List

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