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“A story marshalled with dazzling skill and precision”: All the President’s Men reviewed in 1976
As Alan Pakula’s Watergate thriller turns 50, we revisit Richard Combs’ assessment of its masterful pacing, controlled performances and potent tension. From our Summer 1976 issue.
By Richard Combs
10 great Brazilian horror films
By Anton Bitel
This is not a Vivaldi biopic: Damiano Michieletto on Primavera
By James Mottram
Super Nature, a love letter to nature created on Super 8 film, to be released on 4 September
Super Nature, a love letter to nature created on Super 8 film, to be released on 4 SeptemberObject of the week: David Lean’s unmade Nostromo – the production designs
By Melanie Williams
Where to begin with Baz Luhrmann
By Emily Maskell
Exit 8: a video game turned claustrophobic time-loop horror movie
By Anne Billson
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Writer-director Thea Gajić visits BFI Southbank to discuss Surviving Earth, her drama about a Yugoslavian refugee forging a new life in Bristol while battling addiction, joined by cast members Slavko Sobin and Olive Gray.
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