BFI / Great Films from 1946 - Capsules — by Christina Newland on

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 I got to write about two of my all-time favourite movies - A Matter of Life and Death as well as William Wyler's postwar drama The ...

BFI: Ten Essential Indie Christmas Movies — by Christina Newland on

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   For BFI, I wrote about ten indie Christmas movies from all over the world - to neatly slice through the sentiment of typical holiday ...

Arrow Films: Woody Allen 1979-1985 Box Set / The Purple Rose of Cairo Essay — by Christina Newland on

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   I was happy to contribute an essay on The Purple Rose of Cairo for Arrow's new blu-ray collection of Woody Allen's films from...

BFI: Ten Essential Films Set in New Jersey — by Christina Newland on

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In time for the release of Jim Jarmusch's lovely new film Paterson, I wrote about ten of the best films (nine films and a TV show, ...

Canvas by Grolsch: Bruce Springsteen + His Cinematic Songs — by Christina Newland on

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After reading and thoroughly enjoying Springsteen's new autobiography, Born to Run, I wrote about how intrinsically cinematic The ...

Roger Ebert.com / Another Look at Bob Fosse's Star 80 — by Christina Newland on

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  I wrote about Bob Fosse's final 1983 film - Star 80 - over at Roger Ebert.com. With its depiction of terrible, violent misogyny...

Sight & Sound Book Review: The Real James Dean — by Christina Newland on

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 I'm late posting this, but for October's issue of Sight & Sound I wrote a review of new book 'The Real James Dean',...

BFI: Ten Essential Films Set in New Mexico — by Christina Newland on

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For BFI, I wrote about ten great films set in New Mexico - the celluloid setting for corruption . Find it here!

Little White Lies: Pablo Trapero's The Clan / Review — by Christina Newland on

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I don't seem to agree with the consensus, but I found Pablo Trapero's family crime saga painfully dull. See my review for Littl...

Little White Lies Westerns Issue // Yakima Canutt, Stuntman Extraordinaire — by Christina Newland on

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For Little White Lies Sep/Oct issue - all about Westerns in time for the release of The Magnificent Seven - I wrote about the origin...

Roger Ebert.com / Ken Burns' The West at 20 — by Christina Newland on

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 In my first piece for Roger Ebert.com, I wrote about the 20th anniversary of Ken Burns' PBS series The West - and his languid appro...

Rocky at 40: Movies We Mis-Remember — by Christina Newland on

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In honour of the 1976 classic Rocky turning 40 this year, I wrote about how audiences mis-remember movies - and how our collective mem...

Fightland: The Hollywood Gangster, The Fix, and the 'Man Mountain' — by Christina Newland on

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For VICE's Fightland, I wrote about a heavyweight boxer called Primo Carnera and his involvement wi th both Hollywood and the Mafia...

BFI / Capsule: 10 Great Films from 1976 - Brian De Palma's Carrie — by Christina Newland on

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For BFI, I wrote a tiny bit about Brian De Palma's Carrie in a list of great films from 1976 --   as they turn 40 this year! You...

Fightland / Gypsy in the Ring: The Brave Life of Johann 'Rukeli' Trollmann — by Christina Newland on

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I'm humbled to be able to have written about German Sinti light-heavyweight champion Johann Trollmann - and how his popularity inf...

BFI: Ten Great Greek Films — by Christina Newland on

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In time for the release of Athina Rachel Tsangari's Chevalier tomorrow, I wrote about ten of Greek cinema's gems - past and pre...

TIFF.net // Male Fashion in the Gangster Movie — by Christina Newland on

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I wrote about how fashion is absolutely key in the gangster movie. In no genre more than the crime film, the clothes make the man. Rea...

TinyLetter Essay Series: Upstate Ghosts — by Christina Newland on

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   I've made a Tinyletter -- a newsletter you can sign up to with your email address to get updates and new bits of writing from me ...

Fightland: The Boxing Movie is Making a Comeback — by Christina Newland on

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   For VICE's Fightland, I wrote about the new wave of upcoming boxing movies -- from Roberto Duran biopic  Hands of Stone  to Bleed...

Little White Lies: Great Blockbusters of the 21st Century - Roland Emmerich's 2012 — by Christina Newland on

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As part of a really fun symposium on the greatest blockbusters of the 21st century, I wrote for Little White Lies about the immense jo...

Sight & Sound: Five Key - Muhammad Ali Screen Appearances — by Christina Newland on

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For the August issue of Sight & Sound, I wrote about five of best screen appearances of the late, great Muhammad Ali. The issu...

VICE Motherboard: These VR Films Let Viewers Talk to Refugees + Holocaust Survivors — by Christina Newland on

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I covered Sheffield Doc/Fest's Virtual/Alternate Realities programme for Motherboard. You can find what I had to say here. 

Grolsch Canvas: BBQ's, Burgers, + Beer: Classic All-American Movies — by Christina Newland on

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In time for the 4th of July, I wrote about some perfect All-American movies -- though I wish the list could have been longer! Find...

Movie Mezzanine: Boxing, Femininity, and Anna Rose Holmer's The Fits — by Christina Newland on

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  I wrote about Anna Rose Holmer's debut feature The Fits , about a young girl in a boxing gym and the dance troupe down the hall w...

Grolsch Canvas: The Seventh Fire Doc / An Interview with Jack Riccobono — by Christina Newland on

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I interviewed documentary filmmaker Jack Riccobono about his Terrence Malick-produced doc  The Seventh Fire , which focuses on the gang...

BFI Capsule: Hal Ashby - Five Perfect Films — by Christina Newland on

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For BFI, I wrote a short segment about Hal Ashby and his run of five perfect 10/10 films in the 1970's. Click here to check it ...

Fightland / VICE: The Sting of Retirement -- A Conversation with Nick Blackwell — by Christina Newland on

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 I had a chat to former middleweight champion boxer Nick Blackwell about his career-ending fight with Chris Eubank Jr and what the futur...

BFI: Preview / Sheffield Doc Fest 2016 — by Christina Newland on

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Taking place from 10-15 June, the UK's biggest documentary festival is ongoing in Sheffield. I wrote a festival preview for BFI. 

Sight & Sound Magazine: The Neon Demon / Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn — by Christina Newland on

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For my first cover story in the July issue of Sight & Sound, I spoke to Nicolas Winding Refn about his new hybrid fashion-horror...

Fightland / VICE: Talking to the First Woman to Ever Present a Boxing Match — by Christina Newland on

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  In my debut for VICE's Fightland, I profiled BoxNation broadcaster Charlie Webster, one of the only dedicated women presenters in ...

Bechdel Test Fest / 'Girls Gotta Eat' Zine: Barbra Streisand + Female Hunger — by Christina Newland on

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So happy to have written for Bechdel Test Fest's first ever zine - 'Girls Gotta Eat' - on film, food, and feminism. I cho...

Masoud Yazdani Award for Excellence in Film Scholarship — by Christina Newland on

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I'm really pleased to announce that Film Matters Magazine and their publisher, Intellect, have awarded me the 2015 Masoud Yazdan...

Little White Lies Magazine: The Keeping Room (Review) — by Christina Newland on

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For the May issue of Little White Lies, I wrote a print review of Daniel Barber's female-led Western The Keeping Room. The fu...

BFI: Ten Essential Films Set in Texas — by Christina Newland on

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In conjunction with the release of Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!!! - set in Texas in 1980 - I wrote about ten great fil...

BFI: Where to Begin With Psychological Westerns — by Christina Newland on

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For the May BFI Southbank season, I wrote a brief primer on where to start with the 'psychological' western of the fifties. F...

Louis C.K.'s Horace and Pete — by Christina Newland on

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Strange and superlative though it may seem, in Horace & Pete , comedian Louis C.K. may have created one of the most affecting, i...

Little White Lies: How Shane Captured the Shifting Mood of Postwar America — by Christina Newland on

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I wrote something in praise of one of America's greatest westerns - George Stevens' Shane - over at Little White Lies. Read it h...

Review: The Jungle Book — by Christina Newland on

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It could never have been an easy proposition to remake The Jungle Book - even with the enormous resources that Disney has at its dispos...

BFI: Where to Begin With Luchino Visconti — by Christina Newland on

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I wrote about one of my all-time favourite directors, the great Luchino Visconti -- and how to brush up on him if you're a newcomer...

Canvas by Grolsch: Interview with 'High Rise' Director Ben Wheatley — by Christina Newland on

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[Photo credit to Charles Newland ] I had a brief chat with director Ben Wheatley in anticipation of the release of his film High Ris...

VICE: The Truth about the Tyrannical Hollywood 'Fixer' Who Inspired Hail, Caesar! — by Christina Newland on

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  I wrote about the real Eddie Mannix, played by Josh Brolin in the Coen Brothers' Hail, Caesar! Spoiler alert: he was not a nice p...

Rupert Pupkin Speaks: Five Classic Film Discoveries from 2015 — by Christina Newland on

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I was asked to a guest post over at great obscure and classic cinema blog Rupert Pupkin Speaks . I had to pick five of the best older...

Sight & Sound: Lost + Found Column / Looking for Mr. Goodbar — by Christina Newland on

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I'm very proud to say I've written the Lost + Found column i n April's issue of Sight & Sound Magazine. I wrote about ...