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The Cornerhouse and MGM have ushered in the autumn with Film Noir. Alex Hulmes explores this dark genre, past and present.

J Edgar Hoover was the Bureau of Investigation from 1924 until his death in 1972, a period in which he played the key role in shaping an institution that came to be known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1935 onwards. Clint Eastwood’s treatment of the man attempts to shed light on one of Continue Reading

For most people who go see ‘The Iron Lady’, there are a couple of questions that they probably wanted to ask before hand: how will Thatcher be portrayed in this? And why couldn’t they wait until she had died to make a movie about her? People have said they believe she will not be portrayed Continue Reading

Nominated for four Academy Awards at this year’s Oscars, The Help, based on a novel by Kathryn Stockett, is a story of the racism experienced by black maids working for white households in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi. Their plight takes place in the era of the Jim Crow laws and the subsequent push for Civil Rights, Continue Reading