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  • Director Spotlight: Who is Orson Welles?

    Welles, Welles, Welles: it’s another CinePunked favourite. Join us for a whistlestop tour through the legend that is Orson Welles. … More Director Spotlight: Who is Orson Welles?

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  • A Quick Guide to Northern Irish Cinema

    Following the Oscar and BAFTA success of An Irish Goodbye, we take a look at Northern Irish cinema in all its weird, wonderful (and slightly gory) glory. … More A Quick Guide to Northern Irish Cinema

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  • Director Spotlight: Who Is Anna Biller?

    Generically playful but with a beating angry heart, Anna Biller’s films defy easy categorisation. Find out why in this spotlight on the multi-award-winning director. … More Director Spotlight: Who Is Anna Biller?

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  • Podcast – You Better Watch Out

    Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the CinePunked team casting their eyes over a festive film. This time out the 2010 Finnish horror/comedy Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. Fusing traditional tales of Santa Claus, with a sci-fi monster twist – the perfect antidote to the usual saccharine fare. With Robert JE Simpson and Dr Rachael Kelly.…

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  • A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Montage

    No, not THAT kind of montage. If you immediately thought of Rocky Balboa and Team America – read on. There’s more to montage than meets the eye. … More A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Montage

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  • A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Mise-en-scène

    Mise-en-scène has the capacity to communicate vast amounts of information, very often without you noticing. In this third instalment of our series on visual style, we look at what we mean when we talk about mise-en-scène and the part it plays in the language of film. … More A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Mise-en-scène

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  • Book Review: German Popular Cinema and the Rialto Phenomenon: Dark Eyes of London

    Holger Haase reviews the first standalone English-language book dedicated to the Rialto series of Edgar Wallace ‘Krimi’ films. … More Book Review: German Popular Cinema and the Rialto Phenomenon: Dark Eyes of London

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  • A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Cinematography

    Visual style is the visual language of a film. It’s the look and feel of a film. It gives you information, without you necessarily being aware of receiving that information… … More A Quick Guide to Analysing Visual Style: Cinematography

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  • Horror Express Stake Night at Whitehead – 28 October 2022

    This Halloween weekend join CinePunked at the Whitehead Railway Museum for a unique screening experience of cult horror classic HORROR EXPRESS … More Horror Express Stake Night at Whitehead – 28 October 2022

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  • Never Seen It Film Club: Dog Soldiers – 22 October 2022

    CinePunked and Accidental Theatre present Dog Soldiers as the next film in the Never Seen It Film Club … More Never Seen It Film Club: Dog Soldiers – 22 October 2022

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