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Features | Monday, 09 August 2010 Written by Jez Conolly

1000 Words: ‘Hang on a minute lads … I’ve got a great idea’

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It's a moment burnt into the retina of thousands of film fans; Michael Caine as the bank robber Charlie Croker, edging towards the bullion at the tail end of the coach dangling precariously over the edge of a precipice in the final moments of The Italian Job (Peter Collinson 1969). It's literally the end of the road for Croker's gang of misfits, but it's also the moment that has come to represent a cul-de-sac of sorts for the British male moviegoer.

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Features | Friday, 06 August 2010 Written by Callum Reid

Screengem: Willie's Beret in Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

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First impressions count, and William Canfield is about to be disappointed. Beset by the empire-building intentions of a rival Mississippi paddle steamer boss, Canfield - known as Steamboat Bill - receives a telegram telling of the impending arrival of his son, Willie (Buster Keaton).

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Features | Tuesday, 03 August 2010 Written by John Berra

Brilliant Failure: Dust Devil (Richard Stanley, 1992)

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According to Richard Stanley, the idea for Dust Devil came to him in a dream whilst studying at Cape Town Film School, and the roots of the project are evident in the vividly realised opening sequence that is mostly free of dialogue and drenched in a feverish atmosphere reminiscent of Dario Argento at his peak.

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Recommended | Tuesday, 27 July 2010 Written by Neil Mitchell

Recommended: Le Salaire de la Peur (The Wages of Fear) - Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953

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Four desperate men, two trucks packed with explosives, one suicidal mission - the tagline for the next Hollywood Blockbuster starring the latest action hero? Nope, it's as far from that as it can get.

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