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

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

A Girl's Own Story

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

Nick Broomfield: 'I was a rebel, causing as much trouble as possible'

Buster Keaton - Silent Film Era

Spike Lee on Do The Right Thing's legacy

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

Superimposition in film

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

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Film post-production explained

Computer Science

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

Expressionism

Sixth Form Course Information

Online safety newsletters

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

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