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Editorial Magician – The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles Looks at the remarkable genius of Welles on the eve of his centenary, the enigma of his career as a Hollywood star, a Hollywood director, and a crucially important independent filmmaker.
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Love & Mercy In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis he attempts to craft his avant-garde Pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is broken, confused and under the constant watch of a shady therapist.
13-16
The First Film Leeds born filmmaker David Nicolas Wilkinson’s thirty years quest to prove that the world’s film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.
17-19
Art House Ambiance Picturehouse Central MbM reports on London’s first art-house multiplex occupying a prime site at Trocadero, Piccadilly.
20-21
Film Fest Follower Karlovy Vary MbM recommends films screening at the Czech Republic’s major film festival.
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Russian Rushes MbM surveys the highlights of the Moscow International Film Festival.
27-30
Behind the Camera Examines the greatest cinematographers and their bonding with particular directors.
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Extras DVD OF THE MONTH – STILL ALICE
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Love & Mercy
PHOTO CREDITS: Sony Releasing 1,9,11,12,32. British Film Institute 5,7,8. Guerilla Films 2,13,15,16. Toby King Picturehouse Central 19. El Film.Com 26.
Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for their invaluable help. Vikki Luya at Sony Releasing Jill Reading at B.F.I. David Nicolas Wilkinson & Lisa Richards at Guerilla Films Toby King & Daniel Andre & staff at Picturehouse Central
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