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How The Wedding Banquet Updates the Queer Rom-Com
Article
Where many recent LGBTQ+ rom-coms have crowbarred gay characters into heteronormative frameworks, this modern remake of The Wedding Banquet focuses on authentically queer themes, writes Miriam Balanescu.
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Thunderbolts* is the Best Superhero Team-Up Since the Avengers
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Marvel has passed the baton to a new group of heroes and, unlike their predecessors, they’re flawed and rough around the edges. It’s these imperfections that make the Thunderbolts a breath of fresh air, writes Jess Bacon.
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Warfare Sound Editor Glenn Freemantle Wasn’t Creating a Hollywood War
INTERVIEW
Oscar-winning sound editor Glenn Freemantle discusses how he brought authenticity to Warfare's soundscape with every bomb, bullet and show of force.
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15 of the Most Iconic Drivers in Film
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In anticipation of this summer's F1, we're honouring some cinema's greatest car movies by taking a look at the characters behind the wheel.
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Double Trouble: How Actors Appear in Two Roles on Camera
Article
In response to the recent trend of movie stars pulling double duty, Sophie Monks Kaufman speaks to visual-effects artists about the technical challenges of multiplying a performer.
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George MacKay: ‘Originality is a Huge Thing’
Interview
The star of post-apocalyptic musical The End discusses the value of creativity, what his character smells like and falling in love at the end of the world.
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Why Filmmakers are Fascinated by Restaurant Kitchens
Article
With its precarious workforce, culinary accidents and rigid hierarchy, La Cocina is just one of many films that delves into the pressure-cooker environment of a commercial kitchen. Here, Emily Maskell explores the trend.
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Julie Keeps Quiet Director on the Power of Silence
Interview
In conversation with Laura Venning, writer-director Leonardo Van Dijl discusses the deafening silence that drives his probing tennis drama.
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Barry Levinson: ‘The Studios are Just Going for the Big Hit’
Interview
The Oscar-winning director speaks to Yasmin Omar about the narrative allure of organised crime, allowing for spontaneity on set and how Hollywood has changed since the 1970s.
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NT Live’s Dr. Strangelove is the Play for Our Unprecedented Times
Article
Despite being set in the Sixties, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley’s stage adaptation of the renowned Stanley Kubrick film feels remarkably contemporary with its caustic humour and modern anxieties, writes Lauren Morley.
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