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Flipside - Cult British Cinema

Flipside - Cult British Cinema


Revisiting the many British films that have fallen through the cracks, this Flipside collection favours the overlooked, the sidelined and the undervalued.

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Todorov's narrative theory

The Wave - authoritarianism

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

The Lost Boys - the vampires attack

What is a frame narrative?

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Shaun of the Dead's 'She's so drunk' scene

Attack the Block revision 2

The Wave - Wenger

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

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11S_Ch1 Potable and Waste Water

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

10S2 Moles

Examination Arrangements: Summer 2026

11S_Ch1 Life Cycle Assessments

Summer 2026 Examinations

8yS/Sc4

Parents Evening :: Year 7

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Private Study FM4 FM1 A Level ZEN Film Studies Events Programming Pan's Labyrinth Narrative Examinations Whiplash The Lost Boys Aesthetics Chem Careers Screenplay Do The Right Thing Python Cinema C# Practice College

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