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  Top up your watchlist... 41 films every budding film student should watch

  As the university year kicks off, swot your way through this selection of film-studies favourites – all available to watch with a free 14-day trial on BFI Player.

  
  Friday 21 September 2018

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  15 rare times when a director made great films in five or more different decades

  Is a classic a decade a tall order?

  Alex Barrett, Martyn Conterio, Alex Davidson, Kat Ellinger, Pamela Hutchinson, So Mayer, Christina Newland, David Parkinson, Amy Simmons, Matthew Thrift, Samuel Wigley
  Wednesday 19 September 2018

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  10 great heist films

  Do you know your Rififi from your Reservoir Dogs? With American Animals and Widows proving the enduring popularity of the heist movie, we have a crack at a top 10.

  Brogan Morris
  Friday 14 September 2018

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  Joan Crawford: 10 essential films

  From Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar, these are 10 of the best places to seek out the scorching Hollywood style of Joan Crawford.

  David Parkinson
  Tuesday 11 September 2018

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  10 great anthology horror films

  With autumn upon us, and Ghost Stories now on BFI Player, we celebrate the spooky tradition of the multi-story horror movie.

  Neil Mitchell
  Friday 7 September 2018

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  19 films every nostalgic 90s music fan should watch

  Grieving for grunge? Pining for Portishead? As a new doc about James Lavelle and Mo’Wax hits cinemas, we prescribe 19 more music docs set to send you straight back to the 90s.

  Henry Barnes, Hannah Gatward, Katherine McLaughlin, David Morrison, Lou Thomas, Samuel Wigley
  Friday 31 August 2018

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  Top up your watchlist... 21 films about working-class Britain

  Featuring some of Britain’s most charismatic stars, these films get under the skin of working-class British life. They’re all available to watch with a free 14-day trial on BFI Player.

  How many have you seen?

  
  Tuesday 28 August 2018

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  10 great films set in Liverpool

  As Terence Davies’ masterful Distant Voices Still Lives returns to cinemas, we celebrate the best of Liverpool on film.

  David Parkinson
  Friday 24 August 2018

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  10 great New York films about female friendship

  With the sparkling Manhattan comedy The Women back in cinemas, we celebrate some of the best New York movies about female camaraderie.

  Amy Simmons
  Friday 17 August 2018

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  Top up your watchlist… 17 very long films

  From binge-ready epics to cinematic monuments, these films push three hours or much, much more – all available with a free 14-day trial on BFI Player.

  How many have you seen?

  
  Wednesday 15 August 2018

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