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From Nosferatu to The General – why the 1920s is my favourite film decade


Chaplin and Keaton made millions laugh, but silent cinema’s greatest classics were the fruit of wild European fancy … and then Hollywood invented the talkies

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Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

House of Flying Daggers - flashcards

Vertigo is not the last word in misogyny, but a feminist deconstruction of it

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

How Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Still Resonates Today

Realism

Pan's Labyrinth

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

Do the Right Thing Scene Analysis

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Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Computer Science

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Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Film post-production explained

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