Contributor Nick Pinkerton

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In Praise Of

The low-slung, slyly subversive westerns of Budd Boetticher

by Nick Pinkerton

A new Blu-ray box set offers occasion to celebrate this horseriding, bullfighting artisan of the western.
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Long Read

Shudders of Pleasure: The story of Hellraiser

by Nick Pinkerton

We pay homage to director Clive Barker’s majestic suburban gore aria from 1987.
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Long Read

Gun-Fu Hustle: Celebrating the action cinema of John Woo

by Nick Pinkerton

In praise of the Hong kong adrenaline junkie and architect of the time-honoured bullet ballet.
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Tales of Cinema

Tales of Cinema No. 4 – The Porno Restoration

by Nick Pinkerton

With the proliferation of X-rated internet material, will adult films ever rediscover their artistic side?
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Long Read

Peanuts and the cult of newspaper comic strips

by Nick Pinkerton

With Snoopy and Charlie Brown back in cinemas, Nick Pinkerton explores the legacy of Charles M Schultz and other innovative cartoonists.
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In Praise Of

The enduring enigma of James Dean

by Nick Pinkerton

Nick Pinkerton gauges the cultural impact of the clean-cut all-American icon.

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