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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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Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

The Modern Silent

Spike Lee on Do The Right Thing's legacy

Under the Skin explained

Movie Reviews – MRQE – the Movie Review Query Engine

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

Stories We Tell - the Guardian Film Show review

How to analyse sound in films

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

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Parents Evening :: Year 13

Bronze DofE Trip to Thorpe Woodlands

11E Charity Karaoke-cake sale. Friday 31st January

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

BACK TO THE FUTURE, the musical. Thursday 5th June 2025. Years 7 to 10.

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