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Whiplash: a masterclass in ending a movie


Few movies can match the air-sucking tension and atmosphere of the Whiplash finale. Spoilers ahead...

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Simon Pegg Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters |

GCSE Film Studies Paper 2 : District 9 revision

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The Lost Boys - the vampires attack

Pan's Labyrinth

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Dracula Revision

Secrets of Cinema - Horror

Framing the Picture: Editing and Cinematography in Whiplash’s Ending

Mark Kermode reviews Whiplash

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