The BBFC Pretends To Be Doing The Film Industry A Favour
The British censorship board’s new price reduction scheme is not as generous as they would have you believe.
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The Magnificent Melodrama Of Vittorio de Sica’s Sunflower
Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni star in an epic tale of love and obsession.
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No Business Like Big Business: Classic Motion Picture Trade Ads
A collection of fascinating and unusual advertising from the business end of the film industry.
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Wanted! Ridiculously Obscure Films
The trials and tribulations in seeking out the lost and the forgotten for the sake of completism.
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Why I Hate The Cinema
A film lover’s arguments against the dubious pleasures of the movie-going experience.
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The World’s Greatest Double Bills
A collection of irresistible movie pairings from the glory days of cinema.
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Woefully Misleading Movie Posters
A collection of movie posters that promised patrons something rather different than the film that they would eventually see.
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Paradise Love Lost: Ulrich Seidl’s Tale Of Frustration And Desire
Ulrich Seidl’s controversial exploration of middle-aged lust and mutual exploitation re-examined.
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Now Showing In These Cinemas: Classic Cult Movie Press Advertising
Classic press ad-mats from the golden age of cult cinema.
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Curious British Cinema Double Bills
Odd, outrageous and ludicrous theatrical pairings from the golden age of the British movie double bill.
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If some filmmakers outstay their welcome, Quentin Tarantino won’t be the one to judge. Some older fimmakers make boring films (in many respects they are like a lot of young …
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