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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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'Whiplash' | Anatomy of a Scene w/ Director Damien Chazelle | The New York Times

How Shaun of the Dead explores growth

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

Goodfellas, The Film Programme - BBC Radio 4

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

GCSE Film Studies Paper 2 : District 9 revision

Shaun of the Dead: Ideological critical approaches

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

Whiplash - Scene Breakdown, Analysis & Comparison

Shaun of the Dead - storytelling

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