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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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District 9 revision

Whiplash | Editing Simple Conversation | ScreenCraft

5 Frames from District 9

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

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The Lost Boys opening

Pan's Labyrinth

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Mark Kermode reviews Whiplash

Props, Things and Do the Right Thing

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Todorov's narrative theory

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