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Blog posts by year and monthOctober 2017

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  1. The Shining

    The Shining

    This Halloween, The Shining is back in cinemas. What is the lasting power of Stanley Kubrick’s terrifying film?

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  2. My Top Five Daphne du Maurier Film Adaptations

    My Top Five Daphne du Maurier Film Adaptations

    My Cousin Rachel is coming out on DVD - what better time to list the best screen versions of one of one of my favourite writers.

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  3. Raising Films

    Raising Films

    The ongoing Harvey Weinstein scandal has prompted a great reaction from the Raising Films organisation. I talk to Hope Dickson Leach about the initiative.

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  4. More Pun-ishment

    More Pun-ishment

    I asked you for your favourite film title puns recently - here are some of the best examples...

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  5. Blade Runner Box Office Bomb?

    Blade Runner Box Office Bomb?

    Like many critics I love Blade Runner 2049 but there are loads of stories about it failing at the box office. What is going on?

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  6. Raising Hell

    Raising Hell

    It's 30 years since the release of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser and this astonishing horror movie is once again back in cinemas...

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  7. Alive Actually

    Alive Actually

    I love the use of puns in film reviews - what about you and what are the best examples you’ve come across?

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  8. London Symphony

    London Symphony

    I talk to director Alex Barrett about his film London Symphony - a brilliant black and white portrait of the city with a specially composed musical score.

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  9. Blade Runner 2049

    Blade Runner 2049

    The long-awaited Blade Runner 2049 is in cinemas from Thursday. I was recently onstage with the film’s director Denis Villeneuve and Ridley Scott where a fascinating difference of opinion emerged...

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