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Film

German Expressionist film: A beginner’s guide

With Robert Eggers’ remake of the classic vampire horror Nosferatu taking the world by storm, now is a great time to look back at the cinematic legacy that precedes...
Culture Tara Williams -

Cherubs Grow On Trees: Atmospheric student filmmaking

Making short films is hard. You have anything between two and 20 minutes to...
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Nosferatu: From Murnau to Eggers

Over one hundred years since its first screening, F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of...
Culture Ruby Tipple -

The Ultimate Picture Palace: A Profile

The Ultimate Picture Palace has been at the forefront of Oxford’s cinema scene for...
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Sir Roger Moore 1927-2017

Calum Bradshaw pays tribute to the 70s Bond legend who died today at the age of 89

OxView: Top Ensemble Cast Films

Calum Bradshaw lists his top ensemble films

‘Plebs’ triumphs despite low expectations

Katie Sayer finds much to love in the recently-renewed adult sitcom

The shifting landscape of television news

Theo Davies-Lewis responds to a new study on how the digital revolution is changing broadcast news

OxFilm: Oxford International Film Festival

Calum Bradshaw walks us through this year's Oxford International Film Festival

‘Generation Kill’ director Susanna White talks documentaries and Dickens

Calum Bradshaw reports on an evening with the acclaimed filmmaker behind a host of documentaries, feature films, and television series.

Take me to (Broad)church

Charles Britton takes a spoiler-filled look back at Chris Chibnall’s crime drama

Is television too small for the both of them?

Theo Davies-Lewis pits the BBC against streaming services

Asian actors are invisible in Hollywood

Vivien Zhu argues that change from studios and in racial attitudes is necessary to make progress on the under representation of Asian actors

A limp, lifeless insult to every single viewer

Christopher Goring is reduced to a gibbering mess by "Sandy Wexler"

Fresh ideas abound in new Netflix original ‘The OA’

Priya Khaira-Hanks is intrigued by this enigmatic new sci-fi series

In the age of franchises, are originals dead?

Calum Bradshaw questions the decline of film innovation in recent years

Same theme, new style in ‘Better Call Saul’

Sandy Elliot lauds 'Better Call Saul,' the brilliant 'Breaking Bad' prequel

The twin trends of remake-mania and sequelitis

Matthew Vautrey tackles Hollywood’s recent spate of franchise films and finds that not all nightmares are created equal

OxFilm: your script

Úna O'Sullivan gives some tips about how to get the perfect script for your student film

Oxview: Top 5 Reboots

Felix Bunting runs through five of the best rebooted franchises

Peter Capaldi’s Doctor—interstellar success or time to regenerate?

Christopher Goring takes a spoiler-filled look back at Peter Capaldi's tenure as the Doctor as his final season in the role begins

John Cleese to speak at Oxford Union

British actor John Cleese, known for his on-screen comedy and cavalier internet presence, is to speak at the Union on 20 April.

‘Clique’: the dark side of your summer internship

Alice Robinson finds BBC3's new drama a compelling stylised watch

‘Ghost in the Shell’: A mind-numbing bore

Jonnie Barrow takes on the forgettable remake of an anime classic
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