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  10 great silent epics

  Epic cinema was born in the silent era, when pioneering filmmakers dreamed big and recreated episodes from history and the Bible on a gargantuan scale. Lo, and behold these 10 showstoppers.

  Pamela Hutchinson
  Thursday 10 November 2016

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  Black noir: 10 essential black performances in film noir and neo-noir

  The history of black actors in film noir in 10 key performances – from occasional stereotype-busting roles in classic noir to blaxploitation to the 90s wave of neo-noir thrillers.

  David Parkinson
  Wednesday 9 November 2016

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  10 great blaxploitation movies

  From Shaft to Super Fly, these 1970s crime movies put blackness front and centre. Can ya dig it?

  Neil Mitchell
  Thursday 3 November 2016

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  From Blade to Blank Man: 10 black on-screen superheroes

  From Marvel adaptations to original screen heroes, these are some of our favourite black star performances in superhero movies.

  Wil Jones
  Monday 31 October 2016

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  10 great alternative horror films for Halloween

  Movies to scare you silly at Halloween when you’re looking for something a little different…

  Martyn Conterio
  Friday 28 October 2016

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  Winona Ryder: 10 essential performances

  As the Stranger Things star celebrates her 45th birthday, we journey back through the remarkable film and TV career of Winona Ryder.

  Alex Davidson
  Friday 28 October 2016

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  John Carpenter: 10 modern films inspired by the genre master

  These days you can’t swing a cat in a cinema without hitting a movie bearing the influence of John Carpenter and his great genre classics, from Halloween to The Thing. 

  Greg Evans
  Wednesday 26 October 2016

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  Sidney Poitier: 10 essential films

  Sidney Poitier’s turn in the Deep South thriller In the Heat of the Night has won our Black Star public poll, but there are plenty more of the actor’s indispensable performances to discover.

  Neil Mitchell
  Friday 21 October 2016

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  The Best Black Performances of All Time — all expert voters and votes

  Find out what over 100 critics, writers and programmers voted for as the best performances by black actors.

  
  Thursday 20 October 2016

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  10 great road movies of the 21st century

  Andrea Arnold’s freewheeling interstate odyssey American Honey is the latest proof that there’s still plenty of gas left in the road movie genre. Here are 10 more modern gems that put the pedal to the metal.

  Oliver Lunn
  Wednesday 12 October 2016

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