In 1955, Ealing Studios released The Ladykillers, a darkly comic tale about a gang of criminals whose bank robbery gets derailed by their elderly landlady.
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Pillion’s exploration of queer masculinity challenges the limits of who gets to be ‘strong’
The film is an original and heartwarming look at the relationships that can hold us back or encourage us to grow.
It’s one thing to ensure women, gender-diverse and non-binary people can get a job in the film industry, and another matter to ensure they are not marginalized after they do.
The casting of James Bond has been met with much intrigue and myth over the years.
The film pays homage to the war generation, revels in forties nostalgia and stakes an assertive British claim to the memory of the Allied invasion.
These films also chart the development of the director’s distinctive, very personal style.
It may have got off to a shaky start, but The Wicker Man is now one of British film’s best-loved horror stories, thanks to its deeply disturbing plot.
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Associate Professor of French Studies, Adelaide University
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