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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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Realism

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

Spike Lee on Do The Right Thing's legacy

What is a frame narrative?

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

The importance of scene transitions

Do the Right Thing (5/10) Movie CLIP - Racist Stereotypes (1989) HD

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

Documenting Women's Rites: An Interview with Filmmaker Kim Longinotto

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Chicago Teen edition - tickets available soon

LEFT ITEMS IN THE FOOD ROOM

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Attack the Block Peep Hole

Summer 2026 Examinations

CABARET THE MUSICAL. London. Y9-13. Weds 15th April 2026- Only a few places left

9S4 Chemistry Paper Chromatography 2

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ZEN The Guardian Film Studies GCE Silent Film Week Stories We Tell Drama Nutrition Old Hollywood Chemistry Key Stage 3 Cooking Productions Year 10 Do The Right Thing Events Year 12 Polley Carol Musical Theatre

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