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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – VI

As we dive into the second half of this 100 British flicks, I wondered how many of you have got this far, and are still…

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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – V

Oh how very British of us. To want to sing in our own solitude. To want to participate in a televised game show. To not…

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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – IV

An eclectic mix of British cinema coming your way. Music influenced by Belle and Sebastian. Kid gangsters, and adult, kind of. There’s heartache in rural…

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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – III

Hold your horses. We have our own civil war in Great Britain, to rival any of yours. Between the Southern Fairies and the Northern Monkeys….

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British Cinema: Brief Encounter

David Lean is probably most famous for his legendary epics like Lawrence of Arabia, which is why I was so intrigued to watch his 1945…

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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – II

Where thou, a rose. A rose, thateth smells as sweet. By the name of, erm. A rose that hast, another name wonst smell as sweet….

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Blimey! Here's 100 British Flicks That Are The Dog's Bollocks – I

Cup of tea? A bun? Fish and chips for tea? Depends how much dough you have in your sky rocket. Why not go to the…

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Filmotomy Podcast Episode 17 – BAFTA Preview

Welcome to another ensemble podcast. This week we squeeze in some BAFTA talk ahead of the awards announcement. Robin, Al, Bianca, and Rob are joined…

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71st BAFTA Awards Announced

The BAFTA awards have just been announced. While Guillermo del Toro continued his run of Best Director wins with the British Academy, it was Martin McDonagh’s…

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The BAFTAs: More than just the British Oscars

This Sunday sees the the 71st British Academy Film Awards known as the BAFTAs. And personally as a Brit I prefer the BAFTAs over the…

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BAFTA Announce Their Film Nominations

The British Film Academy (BAFTA) announced their nominations in film for 2017 early this morning. Denis Villeneuve’s Director nod for Blade Runner 2049 was an…

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5 Whispers From BAFTA

Living in the UK I get to see the British Academy of Film and Television Awards live on television. Wrong. While the awards show kicks…

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5 Short Term Memories From BAFTA

Other than wondering as usual how the British Film Academy fit into this awards season shenanigans, and wondering who selects the combinations of presenters and…

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