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READ: Something Special #107 – Did you know Jaws started life as a book?

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

The age of the epic – Late to the Movies

What makes a story big? We often use the term "epic" as shorthand for a film's running time - and, having spent roughly 16 hours watching this month’s films, I can see why - but runtime alone isn’t quite enough for a film to be truly epic. This...

Films I’d Never Seen #7 – Amadeus: The Director’s Cut

What would happen if you heard the voice of God, but it came through a vessel you considered unworthy? Not merely unworthy, but vulgar, childish and offensively ordinary. Would you fall to your knees before the miracle or become the Devil to slit...

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