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  • Christian Tuckell
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Gates of Heaven. Dir. Errol Morris. New Yorker Films. 1978.
Gates of Heaven. Dir. Errol Morris. New Yorker Films. 1978. 150 150 Christian Tuckell

Figure 1: The original cinematic release poster for Gates of Heaven. Eighty-Five minutes of predominantly medium close-up shots without narration with a focus, superficially at least, on the pet cemetery business. You…

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  • Christian Tuckell
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The Elephant in the Living Room. Dir. Michael Webber. NightFly Entertainment. 2010.
The Elephant in the Living Room. Dir. Michael Webber. NightFly Entertainment. 2010. 150 150 Christian Tuckell

The Elephant in the Living Room (2010, dir. Michael Webber) As The Elephant in the Living Room rolls towards a conclusion Webber appropriates a pair of Brumfield’s home videos to give a raw…

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  • Shadia El-Mokdad
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Into The Wild. Dir. Sean Penn. Paramount Vantage. 2007.
Into The Wild. Dir. Sean Penn. Paramount Vantage. 2007. 150 150 Shadia El-Mokdad

It’s 1992, and Christopher McCandless, reborn as Alexander Supertramp, embarks on a ‘rite of passage for a young man in search of meaning,’[1] escaping from the human world and into the Alaskan…

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  • J Ward
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Project Nim. Dir. James Marsh. Roadside Attractions. 2011.
Project Nim. Dir. James Marsh. Roadside Attractions. 2011. 150 150 J Ward

Project Nim, is a biographical documentary that tells the story of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who was subjected to an ambitious language acquisition research-experiment in the 1970s to determine if apes…

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  • Hannah Bratley
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Greyfriars Bobby. Dir. Don Chaffey. Disney. 1961.
Greyfriars Bobby. Dir. Don Chaffey. Disney. 1961. 150 150 Hannah Bratley

Based on the children’s story by Eleanor Atkinson[1] of a loving Skye terrier and his master, Disney’s Greyfriars Bobby[2] presents us with the heart – warming tale of a unique bond…

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  • Erik Mortensen
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The Ghost and the Darkness. Dir. Stephen Hopkins. Constellation Entertainment. 1996.
The Ghost and the Darkness. Dir. Stephen Hopkins. Constellation Entertainment. 1996. 150 150 Erik Mortensen

Film Poster for The Ghost and the Darkness URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Ghostandthedarkness.jpg This film is a retelling of The Man-Eaters of Tsavo – the published journal of John Henry Patterson. He was…

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  • Emily Cuthbert
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The Queen. Dir. Stephen Frears. Pathé Distribution. 2006.
The Queen. Dir. Stephen Frears. Pathé Distribution. 2006. 150 150 Emily Cuthbert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqL42sjb96I&feature=emb_title In the centre of constitutional drama, The Queen, a moment occurs in which a stag unexpectantly enters into a private moment being experienced by Elizabeth II. The Stag has a highly…

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