Screenwriters just love the classroom – so pay attention at the back for the best clips from films focusing on those emotionally turbulent high school years
This week's Clip joint is by James Rawson, a TV and web producer specialising in film journalism and based in Doha, Qatar. Follow him on Twitter at @jrawson.
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Cast your mind back to your teens, if it doesn't pain you too much. Those emotionally turbulent years when everything was changing physically, socially and psychologically; when every other thought was about sex; when you were struggling to learn life lessons but still look cool at the same time.
As an institution, high school has been the vehicle for almost every cinematic genre*, and it's easy to see why screenwriters are...
This week's Clip joint is by James Rawson, a TV and web producer specialising in film journalism and based in Doha, Qatar. Follow him on Twitter at @jrawson.
Think you can do better than James? If you've got an idea for a future Clip joint, drop an email to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Cast your mind back to your teens, if it doesn't pain you too much. Those emotionally turbulent years when everything was changing physically, socially and psychologically; when every other thought was about sex; when you were struggling to learn life lessons but still look cool at the same time.
As an institution, high school has been the vehicle for almost every cinematic genre*, and it's easy to see why screenwriters are...
- 10/24/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Believe us when we tell you we're exploring some of the best cults and quasi-religious groups on film. Join us ...
This week's Clip joint is by David Biddle.
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Next month sees the release of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, a film about a drifter who founds a cult with absolutely no relation to any litigious, real-life organisation whatsoever.
Cults and other shadowy quasi-religious organisations are common in pop culture, generally as antagonists, largely because the past few decades have seen some genuinely terrifying real-life examples. Here are some of my cinematic favourites.
1) The Wicker Man
This 1973 horror film has the distinction of being not only about a cult but also a cult film. Led by Christopher Lee's charismatic Lord Summerisle, a group of pagan islanders with a fondness for...
This week's Clip joint is by David Biddle.
Think you can do better? Email your idea for a future Clip joint to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Next month sees the release of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, a film about a drifter who founds a cult with absolutely no relation to any litigious, real-life organisation whatsoever.
Cults and other shadowy quasi-religious organisations are common in pop culture, generally as antagonists, largely because the past few decades have seen some genuinely terrifying real-life examples. Here are some of my cinematic favourites.
1) The Wicker Man
This 1973 horror film has the distinction of being not only about a cult but also a cult film. Led by Christopher Lee's charismatic Lord Summerisle, a group of pagan islanders with a fondness for...
- 10/16/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
A small Bristol cinema operating as a not-for-profit co-operative
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Location
Lower Kingsdown, Bristol. It's just down a side street from Stokes Croft, which is both Bristol's cultural hub and the site of the anti-Tesco riot in April last year. It's an area with a strong sense of independence and it's culturally very active, with art galleries, gig venues and clubs all within a few minutes' walk.
The building
The Cube premises have a rich history, having been occupied at various times by a recycling depot, a girls' school and a centre for the hearing impaired. At some point it was home to an amateur dramatics group who hand-built the stage and seating of the auditorium.
• Check out our Google map and flickr group
Every week we invite our readers to tell us about where they go to watch films. This week it's the turn of David Biddle. Follow him on Twitter here.
Location
Lower Kingsdown, Bristol. It's just down a side street from Stokes Croft, which is both Bristol's cultural hub and the site of the anti-Tesco riot in April last year. It's an area with a strong sense of independence and it's culturally very active, with art galleries, gig venues and clubs all within a few minutes' walk.
The building
The Cube premises have a rich history, having been occupied at various times by a recycling depot, a girls' school and a centre for the hearing impaired. At some point it was home to an amateur dramatics group who hand-built the stage and seating of the auditorium.
- 4/24/2012
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
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