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Jaws at 50: a thinly disguised western by a nerdy young filmmaker that helped to rejuvenate Hollywood

Jaws may have unfairly monstered sharks forever, but it helped fix Hollywood’s broken studio system and create the blockbuster.

19.06.2025 5

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Barry Monahan

The Third Man at 75: how a bombed-out Vienna helped create a gripping post-war thriller

A narrow, dimly lit street, night time, post-war Vienna. American hack novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) is slightly inebriated. He hears...

26.11.2024 1

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