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Number of female Hollywood leads fell in 2017, study shows


Despite hits including Wonder Woman and Girls Trip, out of the 100 highest-grossing films of the year, just 24% were led by women

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BFI Academy Labs

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

Composition and Framing in Film

Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

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

The Wave: summary

Whiplash's first scene

Spike Lee on Do The Right Thing's legacy

Documentary: making of Do the Right Thing

Attack the Block revision

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Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

LAMDA Performance and public speaking exams 2026-2027

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Change of Head of Year 7

Summer 2026 Examinations

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Hollywood Gender The Guardian GCSE Auteur Film Studies ZEN Information Year 12 Head Of Year Component 2 Attack The Block Year 5 Sound Sound Engineering New Hollywood The Wave Screenplay Mocks BFI Year 9 Options Old Hollywood A Level Drama

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