Tag: film
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Samba
Read more: SambaDuring the Christmas holidays I went to see Samba with a friend of mine. A French film; we felt so cultured. I mostly went to get my money’s worth out of my Pathé Unlimited pass, if I’m completely honest. I hadn’t spent much time at the cinema; the Philosophy of Science exams had kept me…
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Writer’s Block #24
Read more: Writer’s Block #24The time is come at last: Writer’s Block #24 is here! It’s been available at several UvA locations for a little while now, and we’re happy to present you with a digital version here as well – you can find it in the link below. We hope you enjoy it and you are encouraged to…
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Writer’s Block Happenings: January and February
Read more: Writer’s Block Happenings: January and FebruaryIt’s been a long since the last edition, but here we are again: it’s time for another edition of Writer’s Block Happenings! Let’s see what’s up and happing in Amsterdam in the first months of the year: International Film Festival Rotterdam, January 21st – February 1st . The biggest international film festival of The Netherlands.…
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Nordic Noir
Read more: Nordic NoirAfter Stieg Larsson’s well-loved Millennium trilogy, the popularity of Scandinavian television shows has risen drastically. And for good reason. Scandinavian crime shows, or ‘Nordic Noir’, as the popular term is, are dark and gritty, and have plots that twist and turn until you forget where they even began. The best thing, in my opinion,…
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A Disappointed Verdict
Read more: A Disappointed VerdictI don’t go to the cinema as much as I would like. Even though I am a big fan of everything that has to do with the silver screen, I don’t find myself in front of one very often. However, at the end of October I happened to go to the pictures twice in one…
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