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Please, no more biopics!

A few weeks ago, Sam Mendes announced his casting for the Beatles biopics he aims to release in 2028. As I recall from conversations among friends and a torrent...

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Going Dreamy: The Singular Will of David Lynch

In a behind-the-scenes clip from David Lynch’s final project, Twin Peaks: The Return, a...

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Missing the plot of ‘Wuthering Heights’: Is the book always better?

Sophie Price discusses Emerald Fennell's upcoming film adaptation of Withering Heights, examining how much film adaptations can get away with changing.

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A review of Day 2 of the Oxford University Short Film Festival

The Oxford University Short Film Festival took place at the end of last term...

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Merlin: The magic of kindness

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With 22 July, Paul Greengrass has answered the question of how to convert tragedy into film. In handling the harrowing 2011 Norway attacks that...

‘A Star Is Born’ as Bradley Cooper makes an impressive directorial debut

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Film

Please, no more biopics!

Going Dreamy: The Singular Will of David Lynch

Missing the plot of ‘Wuthering Heights’: Is the book always better?

A review of Day 2 of the Oxford University Short Film Festival

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