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The Culture Edit: May Newsletter

Photograph: Classiq Journal   A regular round-up of the latest talks, films, music, books, interviews and cultural news.   A few days ago, the co-founders of Wunder Workshop, Tom Smale and Zoë Lind van’t Hof, one of the most inspiring … Read More →

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Sound City

Sound City, the documentary that pays tribute not only to a recording studio and the music that came out, but to analog recording and the human element of music in the digital age. Read More →

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Play Time: “My Job Is to Bring a Little Smile”

Why it’s time we revisited Jacques Tati’s films. Read More →

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The Movies I Would Watch on Repeat Today, Tomorrow or in Ten Years

From anything Hitchcock to French comedies and the most obscure films noir, these are the films I would watch on repeat at any given time. Read More →

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A New Kind of Rebel

Rebel Without a Cause was the film that gave the confused and alienated teenager an identity. But before James Dean burst onto the screen, it was another Nicholas Ray film and another character that gave voice to an entire generation: Farley Granger in They Live by Night. Read More →

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