Culture

Subs, dubs, and AI flubs: Lost in film translation

How hard could it be to watch an entire film in German when I could not even introduce myself in the language? Quite hard, it turns out.

Culture Emma Heagney -

Barker & Co. Booksellers: Oxford’s newest independent bookshop

A new secondhand bookstore opened in Oxford city centre last week. Located in the Golden Cross shopping centre, just off Cornmarket Street, the bookstore stocks hundreds of secondhand books, ranging from accessibly priced paperbacks to rare and expensive antiquarian first-editions.

Books Ben O'Brien -

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ in review

The Harris Manchester Players immersed Oxford’s inhabitants in the delightful world of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest this May.

Culture Elizabeth Bourn -

Inarticulacy in part and in whole: ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ in review

When I heard that Jim Jarmusch had released a new anthology film, I fondly remembered watching Night on Earth (1991) some years ago.

Culture Freddie Lewis-Hedley -

The composer who painted music

Alex Dudok de Wit traces the career of Olivier Messiaen, maverick composer and bird-lover

Film4 Does DiCaprio

Film4 airs the four films that made DiCaprio an icon

Review: Inception

A furiously imaginative, action-packed and cerebral masterpiece.

Online Review: Lebanon

Jack Binysh gives his verdict on the Golden Lion winning Lebanon

Italian Renaissance Drawings @ The British Museum

Jane-Marie Saldanha reviews one of the biggest exhibitions of the year

Bob Dylan Plays Kent

Alistair Smout sees if Dylan has remained forever young at Hop Farm

Elvis Costello @ The New Theatre

'Little Hands of Concrete' still has some life in him yet

Happiness is a Warm Smith Western

Matt Walsh pulls the trigger on the rough-and-ready Illinois indie-rockers

Online Review: Whatever Works

Ben Kirby heralds the return of old school Woody Allen.

Interview: Rian Johnson

An in depth interview with Rian Johnson, director of Brick and The Brothers Bloom

8th Week Photo Blog – Escaping Oxford

An eclectic selection from our photographers

Rubbing Genet’s magic lamp

Oliver Moody squirms on the edge of his seat at 'The Maids'

Review: Women Without Men

James Randall reviews Shirin Neshat's debut feature

Doing it just for kicks

Cherwell speaks to Nichola Burley and Kerrie Hayes about kicking around in their new film

Horror’s fright-hand man

Sophie Adelman talks to critic, screenwriter and author Ben Hervey about his genre of choice

Photo Blog Week 7 – The Penultimate Pictures

Oxford in photos as Trinity draws to a close

Film Wars: Too Much Cash Will Kill You

A debate on the merits of blockbuster and arthouse flicks

Film Wars: PC Power

Does CGI have the edge over hand drawn classic animation?

Film Wars: 2D or Not 2D?

Is 3D cinema anything special?

Film Wars: Big Screen/ Little Screen

Is TV a vacuous void? Is film the real art form?

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