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30 years ago this week, Krzysztof Kieślowski's THREE COLOURS: RED premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The final part in a trilogy, it was also the last film Kieślowski ever made. We will be discussing his many masterpieces.

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70 years ago on this very day, SEVEN SAMURAI premiered in Tokyo. As well as focusing on the genius of its director, Akira Kurosawa, we will be discussing why it has become one of the most influential films ever made.

La Diva est morte
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, aged 85.

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It's #ValentinesDay and we're discussing the evolution of the rom-com, from Ancient Greece and Shakespeare to Jane Austen, from Roman Holiday and Moonstruck, to when Harry met Sally and Four Weddings.

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This month marks the 30th anniversary of IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, Jim Sheridan's searing adaptation of Gerry Conlon's memoir, Proved Innocent. 2 BAFTA, 4 Golden Globe and 7 Oscar nominations.

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We're talking about the Coen brothers. Four Oscars each, a Palme d'Or, the DGA, WGA and PGA, not to mention critical acclaim. How have the pair maintained their unique vision all these years?

Let's never forget who did this to our city. It wasn't immigrants. It was white, Irish men. #DublinRiots

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Today marks the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. We're looking at the films made about America's 35th president and conspiracies surrounding his violent death. #JFK60 .

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#TheExorcist is fifty years old and still acclaimed as the greatest horror film ever made. But is it really about the ancient battle between good and evil? Or does that battle really shroud an ancient misogyny?

So sad that #TerenceDavies has died.
One of cinema's true originals.
He directed what is for me the finest British film ever made: Distant Voices, Still Lives.
Eight features and one anthology may be a short CV but it was always beguiling, seductive and fascinating.

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#SofiaCoppola won the Golden Lion at the #VeniceFilmFestival for Somewhere in 2010. She's back with #PriscillaMovie and we're talking about her award-laden career.

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65 years ago this month, #JackNicholson made his film debut. We're assessing his career; Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, Chinatown, The Passenger, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining and many many more.

Okay, the debate about the best film entrance of all time.
Harry Lime? Sherif Ali? Quint? Darth Vadar? Jessica Rabbit? Hannibal Lecter? Buzz Lightyear? Jack Sparrow?
How about this?
So good, this character is introduced (count them) FOUR TIMES!

#SineadOConnorRIP
So, so sad. So many songs and so many truths from one life.

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With the #WGA and #SAGAFTRAstrike , we're looking at the history of workers' rights in Hollywood. From the earliest days when L.A. was orange groves, through to the establishment of the studios, and on to television and digital.

One-hour video essay examining the layers and textures of Francis Ford Coppola's #Godfather saga.

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#Coppola #Puzo #Mafia #Gangster #MarlonBrando #AlPacino #RobertDeNiro

Thank you, #tonybennett . Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, his was a rags-to-riches story. He lived the good life. And now I know what I'm doing tonight, tomorrow night and the whole weekend. So many hours with so many songs.

Very sad to learn of Derek Malcolm's passing. It was his Film Club on BBC2 in the late 80s that really gave me a cinematic education. Two movies every Saturday night from around the world. Heaven for a teenager's obsession with cinema.

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Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas built his own cinema empire. But AMERICAN GRAFFITI is his masterpiece.
We'll be discussing how music, cars and architecture created a unique dating culture.

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Discussing how #politics is presented in #film . No, not politicians, governments, prime ministers, presidents or dictators. I mean equality, justice, poverty, big business, war, and privacy.