Contributor Adam Scovell

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On Location

On Location: The door from Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy

by Adam Scovell

Visiting the scene of the director’s penultimate thriller, set in a bygone Covent Garden.
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Home Ents

The provocative British drama that predicted the rise of reality TV

by Adam Scovell

Michael Elliott’s 1968 teleplay The Year of the Sex Olympics imagines a society addicted to screens.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Toshiro Mifune’s performance in Throne of Blood

by Adam Scovell

His portrayal of wild-eyed samurai warrior in Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ is simply iconic.
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On Location

On Location: The Normandy beach from The 400 Blows

by Adam Scovell

Following in the existential footsteps of François Truffaut’s young protagonist, half a century on.
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On Location

On Location: The concert house from Michael Haneke’s The Piano Teacher

by Adam Scovell

The elegance of the Vienna Conservatoire perfectly contrasts the raw brutality of Isabelle Huppert’s actions.
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In Praise Of

How His Girl Friday redefined the screwball comedy

by Adam Scovell

Howard Hawks’ 1940 film remains one of Hollywood’s finest and most radical comedies.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Eva Marie Saint’s performance in On the Waterfront

by Adam Scovell

For all of its seething male energy, it’s the film’s young female lead who emerges as its star performer.
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On Location

On Location: The London pub from Withnail & I

by Adam Scovell

The fictional Mother Black Cap makes a brief but memorable appearance in Bruce Robinson’s cult comedy.
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Home Ents

How Jacques Demy reimagined the Hollywood musical

by Adam Scovell

With The Young Girls of Rochefort, the French director created something wondrously original.
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On Location

On Location: The church ruins from The Blood on Satan’s Claw

by Adam Scovell

Adam Scovell visits the scene of one of the most disturbing moments in the history of British horror cinema.

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