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  Hitchcock on TV: his 10 best episodes

  Although one of cinema’s most celebrated directors, it was on the telly that Hitchcock developed his famously macabre persona. Here are 10 small-screen gems directed by the master of suspense.

  Matthew Thrift
  Monday 13 August 2018

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  10 essential films by Robert Aldrich, born 100 years ago

  From Kiss Me Deadly to “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, Robert Aldrich was behind some of Hollywood’s most sardonic classics. One hundred years after his birth, we celebrate 10 of the best.

  Matthew Thrift
  Thursday 9 August 2018

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  10 great American teen films of the 1980s

  With the decade’s most subversive teen film, Heathers, back in cinemas, we celebrate the freaks, geeks and cliques of the American teen movie’s 1980s golden age.

  Nikki Baughan
  Tuesday 7 August 2018

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  Kevin Costner: 10 essential films

  From Bull Durham to JFK… Curators from Misc. Films and The Badlands Collective select the career highlights of the one of the defining Hollywood stars of the 80s and 90s.

  Philip Concannon, Michael Leader, Ian Mantgani, Craig Williams, Rowan Woods
  Friday 3 August 2018

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  Top up your watchlist… 23 cult films of the 1980s

  Dark, twisted or just plain maverick, these are some of the 1980s’ most deliciously offbeat movies – all available with a free 14-day trial on BFI Player.

  How many have you seen?

  
  Thursday 2 August 2018

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  10 great gay romance films

  The course of gay love rarely runs smooth on screen, but happy endings are not as rare as they once were. With Merchant-Ivory’s Maurice currently back in cinemas, we celebrate gay films at their most romantic.

  Alex Davidson
  Tuesday 31 July 2018

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  Five deep cuts: Agnès Varda

  If our Agnès Varda season leaves you hungry for more, here’s a handful of lesser-known Varda gems you may not know.

  Amy Simmons
  Friday 27 July 2018

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  The 10 best films Orson Welles nearly made

  With the news that Orson Welles’ lost film The Other Side of the Wind will world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, we wonder if any of these other enticing unfinished Welles projects will ever see the light of day.

  Brogan Morris
  Wednesday 25 July 2018

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  Up on the roof: 16 classic rooftop scenes on film

  From Vertigo to The Matrix: 16 reasons the rooftop is the place to be.

  Nicole Davis
  Friday 20 July 2018

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  10 great Second World War films about Nazis in Britain

  Terrifying alternate-history drama It Happened Here imagines a defeated Britain occupied by Nazis. With its debut on Blu-ray, we look at other Second World War films featuring German spies and invaders at large in the UK.

  David Parkinson
  Thursday 19 July 2018

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