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David Lynch’s Vertigo


Ten ways Hitchcock’s 60-year-old masterpiece Vertigo shaped Lynch’s universe.

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Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

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Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

The Origins of Auteur Theory

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Captain Fantastic editing

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

Fallen Angels - Explained

Realism

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Under the Skin - BFI review

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Film post-production explained

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

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Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Year 10 British Farming Fortnight

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