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Discussing theories surrounding plot vs. story, Hollywood’s classic narrative and how to identify key themes in Film.


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The Stephen King Effect: Iconic Adaptations for the Silver Screen
Posted On March 27, 2019 Staff 7 min read

With both Pet Semetary and IT: Chapter 2 coming out this year, we're taking a look back at the source material …

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Cinema’s Most Unreliable Narrators
Posted On February 5, 2019 Paul Laight 6 min read

**CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS**   Getting a complex layered and non-linear storyline right is difficult. Many writers and filmmakers experiment with variant structures …

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Top 5 Unsung Cult Classics
Posted On January 17, 2019 Joe Temple 5 min read

It can be hard to definitively assess what makes a film stand the test of time. One might assume that …

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Meta-Textual Storytelling in Cinema
Posted On July 10, 2018 Paul Laight 7 min read

SPOILERS AHEAD! With the multitude of means of telling stories from video-games, literature, television, plays, songs, poems and of course, cinema, …

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Contrasting Dreams on Page and Screen: Reviewing the Work of Philip K. Dick
Posted On May 14, 2018 Paul Laight

For a writer who wrote extensively about artificial intelligence and technology, Philip K. Dick himself was, in fact, a veritable …

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Familiarity and Nostalgia in the Fantasy Genre
Posted On March 1, 2018 Paul Laight 7 min read

Once upon a Time. . . four simple words which immediately conjure a whole host of possibilities and eventualities in …

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Exploring Unofficial Remakes in Hollywood
Posted On February 21, 2018 Paul Laight 7 min read

The blockbuster or big-budget spectacle has been a major business tool of Hollywood production since movies began. In his book …

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My Bloody Valentine: Alternative Visions of Love in the Horror Genre
Posted On September 1, 2017 Paul Laight 7 min read

If you want an alternative to the usual Valentines-clichéd-cosy-rose-petal-drenched-chocolate-card-Love-Actually-type-movies, then these films are ones you should consider.

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