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Into the Darkness: How Pitch Black Launched a Franchise

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Into the Darkness: How Pitch Black Launched a Franchise

The story of how Pitch Black, a cult sci-fi hit, sparked a franchise as well as Vin Diesel's leap to mainstream action hero.

2023-03-31 14:57:57By Brian Tallerico

Ghosts in the Machine: An epidemic of existential loneliness in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse

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Ghosts in the Machine: An epidemic of existential loneliness in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse

With a story that resounds just as heavily today as it did in 2001, J-horror Pulse tapped into our fears of loneliness and the role technology can play.

2023-03-29 10:18:01By Amber T

Top Time Films For This Time of Year

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Top Time Films For This Time of Year

The clocks are going back! Or is it forward? We look back over a selection of time travel films or should that be look forward?

2023-03-24 17:14:45By Becky Darke

Flesh is Chaos: Happy Birthday, Tinto Brass

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Flesh is Chaos: Happy Birthday, Tinto Brass

As director Tinto Brass turns 90 this week, we celebrate his birthday by looking back over his notorious career and examine his captivating body of work.

2023-03-22 16:14:00By Heather Drain

Richard Linklater, Boyhood and the Cinematic Beauty of Time 

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Richard Linklater, Boyhood and the Cinematic Beauty of Time 

The astonishing Boyhood shows how the effect of time can be used creatively in cinema - a theme director Richard Linklater loves to explore.

2023-03-17 17:32:14By Rafa Sales Ross

8 Cult Superhero Films We Don’t Hear Enough About

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8 Cult Superhero Films We Don’t Hear Enough About

Sometimes it feels like supehero films have taken over the world - we look at 8 cult superheroes who didn't quite crack world domination.

2023-03-14 15:11:39By Dom Walker

10 Essential Ingredients of the Perfect Film Noir

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10 Essential Ingredients of the Perfect Film Noir

Step into our office and pour yourself a glass - we understand the meaning of film noir by looking at the components used by the very best.

2023-03-10 16:02:59By Sam Ashurst

Evil España: The World of Spanish Horror

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Evil España: The World of Spanish Horror

Sometimes overlooked, the horror films of Spanish cinema offer a dark and often sadistic alternative with plenty of blood and eroticism.

2023-03-07 16:40:07By Andrew Graves

Celluloid Metamorphosis – An Introduction to Japanese Cyberpunk

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Celluloid Metamorphosis – An Introduction to Japanese Cyberpunk

A brave neon world? How Japanese Cyberpunk and its punk origins created a pioneering yet abrasive vision of an urban future.

2023-03-03 16:59:23By Tom Wilmot

10 Films that Define New Zealand Cinema

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10 Films that Define New Zealand Cinema

Jackson, Preston, Tamahori and Watiki are just some of the names who have contributed to putting New Zealand on the cinematic map.

2023-02-28 15:56:55By Rich Johnson