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Filmotomy Podcast 51: The Shining and Room 237

The eeriness appears to continue where Halloween left off for Episode 51 of the Filmotomy Podcast. The topic of discussion this week is the 1980…

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Exclusive Interview: Tony Zierra & Elizabeth Yoffe, Filmworker

Those who follow me on Twitter will probably know that one of my favourite films this year so far has been Tony Zierra’s Filmworker produced…

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Kubrick the 'Fan Boy': Stanley's Letter to Ingmar Bergman

I have written letters to writers I admire. Often I find myself squirming with embarrassment when I recall the words I wrote, (and I am…

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Filmotomy Podcast Episode 22: The Film Year 1999 – A Kubrick Odyssey

In this podcast we delve into our new series ‘Rewind‘, and the year is 1999. Al returns to host, and is joined by Rob, Jonathan,…

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100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 13

2008 was another peculiar Oscar year, and literally a game-changer it would turn out wit regards to the way Best Picture would go thereafter. Slumdog Millionaire…

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100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 8

So with all the movies released in the year 2013 it came down to two apparently. The Picture / Director split at the Oscar was…

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Genre Blast: Things That Go Bump, Part 2 – The Paranormal

Everybody loves the tingle when we know that a protagonist is about to turn the corner and come face to face with his or her demise, when we realize that the sicko’s phone call is “coming from inside the house,” or that maybe some unsettling event is not a dream or an aberration, but reality.

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