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The Story of Film

Edwin Stanton Porter invented the action film in 1903 and influenced thousands of film makers with The Great Train Robbery. He’s still being imitated. Eat your heart out John Woo. … Continue reading

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Sunday, 8 September, 2013 · Leave a comment

Assessing Georges Simenon

There seem to be three ways at least of assessing the achievement of Georges Simenon. I like many of his books and find myself getting confused in going from one … Continue reading

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Friday, 31 August, 2012 · Leave a comment
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