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David Lynch’s Vertigo


Ten ways Hitchcock’s 60-year-old masterpiece Vertigo shaped Lynch’s universe.

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Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

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Under the Skin explained

The importance of scene transitions

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Nick Broomfield interview

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Under the Skin - audiovisual alienation

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

5 Frames from Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958)

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GCSE CS: 1.5 Networks - TCP/IP Layers and Protocols

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University and careers; destinations & retention

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