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The Rise of Animation
In his latest piece, Peter Kramer explores everything from Disney to Lucas to Pixar.
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Inside the Transylvania Film Festival
Dr. Garth Twa explores Romania’s premiere attraction
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Child’s Play
I subconsciously spent most of my teens in preparation to make Blackwood.
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The Evolution of the Species
An Evening with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, directed by Matt Reeves
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How the agony of adaption took me to the ecstasy of the Empire
A tweet that changed everything
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Trying to turn the light on
Screenwriter Jack Thorne on adapting Let The Right One in for the stage.
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Thirty-eight years from page to screen
Screenwriter Clive Dawson writes about the thirty-eight years of taking The Last Days Of Mars to the screen.
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There’s nothing as rewarding as being able to say I did it
The writer and star of Svengali, Jonny Owen, is amazed any new British films get made at all.
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7 Reasons to Show Children Films
Joy, solace, art, visual learning, empathy, mindfulness and inspiration. Mark Cousins outlines his manifesto for showing films to children.
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Cutting the cord
The author of Labour Day reflects on the film adaptation
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