Old Apparatus

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Into Wreck & Ruin: An Interview & Mix From Old Apparatus

Shadowy London unit Old Apparatus create strange, dark and beguiling electronic music for a new age of societal ruin. They speak to Charlie Fox about the pleasures of decay, and have recorded us an excellent mix which you can listen to below

Black Sky Thinking

Machina Ex Deus: iPhone 5 & Why The Machines Are In Control

Planning to buy the new iPhone 5? Think carefully about the kind of future you're ushering in, cautions Ryan Diduck, as he examines a resurgence of cyberpunk themes in contemporary culture

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WATCH: New Wyrding Module

New film for their track for the Outer Church comp; band playing album launch event in Manchester this weekend

The Outer Church Head Out On Tour

Brighton event on tour for four dates ahead of upcoming compilation

LISTEN: Saa’s Debut EP

Listen to the first transmission from a new electronic pop project involving members of Old Apparatus

WATCH: Old Apparatus – ‘Realise’

Premiere: watch new video from London-based producers

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Hopes For Paradise: Terrence Davies and The Long Day Closes

The moving image was a much scarcer commodity in the 1950s than now – never better captured than in Terrence Davies' miraculous The Long Day Closes, finds Rich Woodall

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Napoli Ever After? The Rise And Fall Of Diego Maradona

With a new documentary on the man about to hit UK screens, Jeremy Allen looks back over the career of controversial footballer Diego Maradona

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ART WAR! An Appreciation Of The Films Of Jeff Keen

Jeff Keen has been making insanely creative, uncompromisingly original films since the early 60s. Dave Moats salutes his D.I.Y. ethos as the BFI release his entire oeuvre on DVD.

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Dreamweaver: How Wayne’s World’s Cassandra Broke The Comedy Mould

As Wayne's World turns 30 years old, one of the most impressive and enduring parts of the buddy comedy remains the groundbreaking impact of Tia Carrere's Cassandra, finds James Luxford

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Cinematographic Alchemy: Cocteau’s La Belle Et La Bete Reassessed

To mark its restored version being released on DVD, Adam Bychawski looks back at Jean Cocteau's fantasy masterpiece

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Reel Sounds – Vol. 3: IDLES, Toy Pianos And More At Doc’n Roll 2020

In the most unusual year, Doc'n Roll remains reassuringly reliable – this year programme features gems for hipsters and forklift-ers alike, finds Neil Fox

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Haunted House: 40 Years Of ‘The Changeling’

Peter Medak's seminal horror film The Changeling turns 40 this year. With the anniversary comes an occasion to reappraise the film's influential subversion of a genre, finds Mat Colegate

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Beauty, Art, Action: Paul Schrader’s Male Martyrdom

Paul Schrader's diaristic style reaches its peak with The Card Counter, but it also nods to his penchant for male martyrs and a singular take on masculinity, finds Caleb Carter

Film

Beyond The Magical Mystery Tour: Apple Films Explored

The Beatles' poorly received 1967 TV movie has been restored for Blu-ray and DVD release this week, prompting Anthony Nield to trawl through the wildly variable output of their production company Apple Films

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It’s Grim Up North: Michael Winterbottom’s Butterfly Kiss

Michael Winterbottom's first film, remastered and released on DVD this week, makes an exquisite corpse out of clichés and comparisons.

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FrightFest The 13th: The Cigarette Burns Report

Josh Saco of Cigarette Burns enjoys the recent Film4 Frightfest, which took place at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. Still from American Mary

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Cockney Cold War: Guy Ritchie, RocknRolla and Russian Movie Villains

Does the resurgence of Russian movie baddies signal another cultural cold war? Dave Moats reviews Guy Ritchie's epic return to form.

Film

Are We Human? Steven Spielberg’s A.I. At 20

Steven Spielberg's strongest and strangest film set the tone and pace for the filmmaker's most prolific period in the 2000s – and has aged gloriously, finds Sam Moore

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The Ghost Of Pictures Past: Reveries And Revenants At Glasgow Film Festival

Colm McAuliffe enjoys a wonderfully calibrated programme at Glasgow's annual Film Festival

Film

What’s Done Is Done: Lady Macbeth Reviewed

Ellie Broughton reviews first time director William Oldroyd's racy period drama, Lady Macbeth

Film

Because The Night: The Timeliness Of Chantal Akerman’s ‘Toute Une Nuit’

One of Chantal Akerman's lesser known works feels singularly important during times of global isolation. Toute Une Nuit telegraphs the importance of human connection over one finite period of time and now plays like a foggy memory, finds Patrick Preziosi

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Into Wreck & Ruin: An Interview & Mix From Old Apparatus

Machina Ex Deus: iPhone 5 & Why The Machines Are In Control

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WATCH: New Wyrding Module

The Outer Church Head Out On Tour

LISTEN: Saa’s Debut EP

WATCH: Old Apparatus – ‘Realise’

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