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Interview
7 Oct 2008
Q&A: Steven Paul Davies, author of Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema
Out now: a chat with the author of Kamera Books' latest release, Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema, Steven Paul Davies

News Item
7 Oct 2008
Cinéphilia film book store opens in London
Wallflower Press opens a much-needed outlet for film lovers in London and beyond

Feature
3 Oct 2008
Preview: Twenty Puccini and the Lucca Film Festival, 10-18 October 2008
Film artists Anthea Kennedy and Ian Wiblin on the making of a segment for a portmanteau to celebrate Puccini's 150th anniversary, commissioned by the 4th edition of the Lucca Film Festival in Italy

Film Review
26 Sep 2008
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Making films about the Jewish Holocaust is a real challenge, but The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas hits the right notes, say Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell

Interview
18 Sep 2008
Joanna Hogg
A film you can relate to: an interview with one of the most promising new names in British cinema

DVD Review
15 Sep 2008
Basic Instinct (1992)
Crossing the boundaries of good taste? The early 1990s hit is out on a new DVD edition

Interview
11 Sep 2008
Charting the American New Wave
Making waves: author Derek Hill chats to Kamera about his book on the American films that have defined an epoch

Film Review
1 Sep 2008
Badlands (1973)
Terrence Malick's Badlands is as relevant now as it was 25 years ago, says Sarah Manvel

Film Review
29 Aug 2008
The Wackness
Good times: Sarah Manvel enjoys the retro charm of the latest indie sensation, The Wackness

DVD Review
25 Aug 2008
Flower Drum Song
Drum with no drama, but plenty of visual flair, the musical classic is out on a new DVD edition

Feature
21 Aug 2008
The sky is not the limit, it is only the beginning
I need a hero: author Liam Burke on cinema's love affair with superheroes

Film Review
18 Aug 2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day
A funny surprise: Frances McDormand shines as a dowdy Englishwoman in wartime London

DVD Review
11 Aug 2008
Mardi Gras: Made in China
A garish string of beads may tell you more about globalisation than you thought, says Antonio Pasolini

DVD Review
4 Aug 2008
Funny Games (2007)
Split screen: Michael Haneke's brand of cinema is a challenge to the audience, but it pays off to face it, says Antonio Pasolini

Festival review
1 Aug 2008
Festival review: Britdoc 08, Oxford, 23-July 2008
What's up, doc? Hannah Patterson gives us the view from the 2008 edition of a festival that in just three years has become a key event of the documentary film calendar

Feature
30 Jul 2008
Vampire films
Fangs a lot: the Pocket Essentials collection seeks its teeth into cinema's most loved - and feared - horror character