Alan Parker On Sound

Alan Parker On Sound

In the second of our exclusive series of interviews with directors on the subject of sound in cinema, Peter Cowie talks to one of the foremost names in modern British cinema, Alan Parker

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High Concept, Low Budget

High Concept, Low Budget

We all know it’s tough to make a movie at the best of times, but despite the vagaries and pitfalls of the filmmaking market, the producers of Unknown were convinced they were onto something special. Edith Bukovics chats to them about their new film

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Walter Salles On Sound

Walter Salles On Sound

In the third instalment of our Filmmakers On Sound series, Walter Salles – director of the award-winning Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries – talks to Peter Cowie about the way sound has shaped his career

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Kinofiles series

Kinofiles series

You might think you know a little about Russian cinema, but if the rather obscure names in IB Tauris’ new Kinofiles series are anything to go by, it might be time to think again. Antonio Pasolini reviews biographies of Mikhalov and Muratova

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Heimat 2

Heimat 2

Clocking in somewhere around the 26-hour mark, the original Heimat series was one of the longest – and most ambitious – experiments in the history of film. Edmund Hardy reviews the sequel, newly released as an 8-DVD boxset from Tartan Video

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Jules Et Jim

Jules Et Jim

Forty years on from its original release, Jules Et Jim remains one of the enduring classics of French cinema, and its director Francois Truffaut is still revered as an icon of the New Wave. Tim Keane reviews the Criterion DVD edition of the film

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Eva

His name might not be as well known as that of his more famous contemporary, Ingmar Bergman, but Gustaf Molander was one of the founding fathers of Swedish cinema. Steven Yates reviews his best film, Eva

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Acacia

Korea continues to lead the way in the world of horror cinema with this latest release from Tartan, a typically chilling tale of a malevolent and demonic acacia tree. Sounds silly? Think again, say Colin Odell & Michelle le Blanc

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