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Film

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The hidden politics of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis

Reeling from a hangover, guest-writer Allegra Handelsman uncovers the politics of sci-fi godfather Fritz Lang's legendary 1927 'Metropolis'

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The Opening Credits: How Poster Artwork Tells a Story of its Own

Graphic designer and Creative Director Jonas Zieher explains the nuanced art and science of the movie poster.

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Spike Lee, Malcolm X, and The Radicalism of Black Joy On-Screen

As Malcolm X celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, we reflect on Lee’s powerful career as a filmmaker affecting black representation.

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Glenda Jackson: The Double Academy Award Winning Politician

The story of how Glenda Jackson went from a lauded actress, to an influential politician...and back again.

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The Square: Told Through the Lens of the Revolutionaries

A Rabbit's Foot interviews the documentary makers of The Square - and look at the troubled Egyptian history they became embroiled in.

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Retuning T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets

A pandemic project, Ralph Fiennes challenged himself to commit T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets to memory.

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On The Battle of Algiers’ Enduring Influence

Actor Matthew Modine discusses the lesson in the horrors of colonisation, and a gripping realisation of what happens when the people fight back.

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Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s Last Action Hero

With Top Gun: Maverick breaking box-office records in 2022, ARF explores the star power of Tom Cruise, Hollywood's last bonafide movie star.

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Winston Churchill at the Movies

A best-selling Churchill biographer explains how the British prime-minister always made time to appreciate movies.

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The Whale: Morbidly optimistic, Brendan Fraser’s comeback is hearstopping drama

Brendan Fraser's much touted comeback has seen standing ovations in Cannes - but how does the movie hold up?