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12 Years a Slave

As if by some contrary twist of fate MarBelle didn’t choose 12 Years a Slave as his top film of 2013 and I manage to catch it on the first day of 2014.

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DN Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

Collectively over the past few days we’ve bombarded you with hours of suggested feature film viewing, but for those of you having a hard time deciding

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MarBelle Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

Looking over my final list I’ve noticed a conspicuous absence of documentaries, which isn’t to say that there weren’t some fantastic films which just

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El Vez Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

Spending a lot more time watching short films this year, once again 2013 has seen my feature film viewing decrease somewhat from previous years – making this

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Miss D Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

I’ve hardly done any film this year. Instead I’ve been seriously hooked on TV – Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Dexter, The Returned, Game of Thrones, Top

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Subs Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

When MarBelle asked me for my Top Ten of 2013 I wondered if I should bother. He’s seen 12 Years a Slave and I have not. However, it would be churlish of me

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

What a year for viewing. It feels odd to be picking a top ten list exclusively from films as 2013 for me was the year of astounding television – both

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Neil Fox Top Ten Feature Films of 2013

A strange year for me personally and professionally. Living in Cornwall now and finishing my doctorate means I’ve missed many films that would normally

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The Film Festival Reader

When people within my new field of Academia ask about my background I tell them I’m a screenwriter and producer, festival director and programmer, critic,

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London Film Festival 2013: Roundup

As I sit writing this roundup on the final day of this year’s London Film Festival, I feel the air around me haunted by a strange sense of mediocrity.

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BFI London Film Festival 2013: Preview

Earlier this morning, the programme for the BFI London Film Festival 2013 was announced, and although the Twitter buzz claiming this to be one of the most

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Q&A with Tony Kaye, the Greatest English Director Since Hitchcock

“Tony Kaye is the Greatest English director Since Hitchcock”. Well, that’s what he thought when he took out a full page advert in the Evening

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