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“ The More the Merrier (1943)  ”

Posted on Fri 10 Sept 2021

Cinema Rediscovered 2021 Film Critics Workshop participant Angela Moore on discovering the sexiest scene in a 1940s Hollywood romantic comedy.

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“ Philip French Memorial Lecture: Pamela Hutchinson, 28 July 2021  ”

Posted on Wed 4 Aug 2021 by Pamela Hutchinson

In her Philip French Memorial Lecture launching Cinema Rediscovered 2021, author, critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson explored the importance of looking back to understand and explore what’s happening in film culture right now. Read a summary of her lecture and download or watch her full lecture below.

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“ It came after The Harder They Come: The story of Perry Henzell’s No Place Like Home  ”

Posted on Thu 29 July 2021 by Jonathan Ali

Celebrating the release of this wonderful film, fifty years after its filming started, and setting the record straight on Perry Henzell’s erroneous status as a one-and-done filmmaker.

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“ Monte Hellman’s Two-Lane Blacktop 50 years on ”

Posted on Tue 27 July 2021 by Jason Wood

Jason Wood, Creative Director at Home in Manchester and author, on the late Monte Hellman’s quintessential road movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

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“ 1971: The Year Hollywood Went Independent ”

Posted on Thu 22 July 2021 by Mark Cosgrove

Mark Cosgrove (Cinema Rediscovered Co-Founder) shares insights into how 1971: The Year Hollywood Went Independent came about and how that period relates to mainstream film culture today.

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“ Yaphet Kotto: A Tribute By Adam Murray ”

Posted on Mon 19 July 2021 by Adam Murray

Film programmer and writer Adam Murray pays homage to actor Yaphet Kotto who passed away earlier this year, leaving behind an incredible body of work.

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“ Invisible Women of 1970s Hollywood ”

Posted on Thu 15 July 2021

Exploring the often forgotten creative role women played in the New Hollywood era of the 70s.