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Film Studies: The New Media Mr Thurlbourn explores the new GCSE course which starts at SVC this September. What is Film Studies? Put simply, a study of films. However, rather than passively watching them for entertainment, as we all do, students will be developing their analytical skills across a wide range of films that span …
The defining story for the whole series, as the BBC’s most iconic show is truly born. If you were to compare the latest series of Doctor Who with its first ever story, the main question that comes into your head might be something along the lines of: how did what was intended to be a …
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There is one rule about Devin Townsend’s catalogue which you should always take heed of: there is absolutely no cohesion at all between each album. In layman’s terms, no two consecutive releases are the same (for example, his “Z2” double-album involves one single-focused disc, then another devoted to the [thin] concept of an alien called …
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GROUCHO: ...It’s the standard sanity clause. CHICO: You can’t fool me. There ain’t no san-ity Claus. The impact the Marx Bros. films had on cinema cannot be understated; even the Roger Moore-era Bond films might not have been the same had M-G-M’s vaudevillian trio of Groucho, Chico and Harpo not incorporated an OTT chase …
It is unfortunate that nowadays, Queen’s members (*cough* Freddie Mercury) could be considered by many to be analogous to… well, I don’t know, the Marx Brothers? And that would be certainly the case when you look at their discography as a whole; the production is vaudevillian, and the instruments are recorded over each other …
Pancake day (noun) - the most superior day of celebration. Of all 365 days, Pancake day is the culinary pinnacle of the year - the allure of sweetness is certainly not something to be passed on. My incessant augmenting enthusiasm nearly overflowed as the tempting scent of sugar wafted up the stairs when the first …
Steam swirls and dances in the air, a complex path so delicately intertwined. A sweet smell swirls in the mug below where, The perfect cup of coffee I may find. Its deep black core does swell with heat, This warmth the mug does quickly meet, The smooth black drink that quenches thirst in the morning …
Love, The golden thread that binds our hearts together or is it a thread just waiting to Snap? Called a heart-warming feeling, But is it really just anger boiling up inside? And when it bubbles over and leaves you wounded, With a gaping hole unable to be refilled. Until another person comes …
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An insider’s account of a concert by “the standard bearers of progressive metal”. Labyrinthine. Quite possibly the only word you could use to describe Dream Theater. But then, progressive metal is well known for its diverse sonic palette, even in one band. Indeed, there is one musician I like who has a reputation for …
Sanguine sunsets The sky was ablaze: Lit up with the fiery flashes of crimson, Bleeding into the orange and fuchsia rays. Flocks of birds sang in unison At the gradually fading light. Streaks of mellow gold bloomed across the soft-dying day, Grazing the waves with warmth as they climb towards the sand, Glowing as …
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