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10 great films that inspired Andrei Tarkovsky

10 great films that inspired Andrei Tarkovsky

We journey through some of the influences that helped shape the Russian master’s unique filmmaking genius.
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On the set of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

On the set of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Exclusive script pages and Polaroids from the making of Star Wars include scenes that never made the final cut and snapshots of the cast…
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Persona: five films inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece

Persona: five films inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece

It’s half a century since the release of one of the most influential films in modern cinema: Ingmar Bergman’s identity-merge masterwork…
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10 great films set in Hong Kong

10 great films set in Hong Kong

One of the most densely populated areas on earth, Hong Kong is synonymous with the speed and flow of the modern city. Its teeming streets…
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Reservoir Dogs: 25 years of the film that shook up American cinema

Reservoir Dogs: 25 years of the film that shook up American cinema

It’s quarter of a century since the premiere of Reservoir Dogs announced the arrival of cinema’s hottest new director: Quentin Tarantino…
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10 great films of 1997

10 great films of 1997

Prepare to feel old: these 1997 greats celebrate their 20th anniversary this year…
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10 great films about the end of the world

10 great films about the end of the world

…or how we learned to stop worrying and love films about impending apocalypse.
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Seven Samurai: anatomy of a classic

Seven Samurai: anatomy of a classic

We chart the rocky road to classic status of Akira Kurosawa’s all-time classic action film, Seven Samurai.
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“No diggin’ ’ere!” — Revisiting the ghostly locations of A Warning to the Curious

“No diggin’ ’ere!” — Revisiting the ghostly locations of A Warning ...

One of TV’s most terrifying films, the M.R. James ghost story A Warning to the Curious is perfect viewing for when the evenings grow…
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Blue Velvet 30th anniversary: five films that influenced David Lynch’s shocking masterpiece

Blue Velvet 30th anniversary: five films that influenced David Lync...

Thirty years after its first release, we delve into the cinematic influences behind the strange but intoxicating brew that is David Lynch’s…
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