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Silent London’s Pamela Hutchinson looks back at the origins of silent cinema and contemplates the striking similarities to what we’re watching now on our phones and on the big screen…

 

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Nick Broomfield interview

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Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

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Expanded Cinema and Narrative

Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

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

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

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