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James Leggott

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Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies, Northumbria University.

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It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press.
youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...

15.11.2024 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 778    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 29

A starter pack of nice folks working in British Film and TV Studies, assembled from members of the BAFTSS British cinema/TV SIG.

12.12.2024 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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BAFTSS is now inviting proposals for next academic year’s β€˜New Connections' Programme: a series of research talks at universities across the UK. Of interest for early career researchers and academics on fixed-term contracts: bursaries available. Further info: www.baftss.org/new-connecti...

12.12.2024 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Sad news for Tynesiders.

29.11.2024 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Youth and Horror: An International Conference The Youth and Horror Research Network is delighted to invite submissions for its international conference.

@cinefeline and I would like to share the CFP for our upcoming conference on Youth & Horror. Hope it’s of interest! www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

Youth and Horror: An International Conference, 1-2 July, 2025, University of Birmingham, UK

19.11.2024 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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7. Black Tuesday, with Barry Forshaw, Craig Ian Mann and Sheldon Hall Podcast Episode Β· Tipping My Fedora Β· 11/18/2024 Β· 43m

The new Masters of Cinema edition of Hugo Fregonese's Black Tuesday (which I produced!) is out now. I talked to Sergio Angelini about it for his podcast on film noir, alongside several key contributors to the disc: Barry Forshaw, Sheldon Hall and Sergio himself.
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18.11.2024 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you

16.11.2024 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1708    πŸ” 229    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 21
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Planning to watch the BFI and Film Foundation restoration of I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING! (Powell and Pressburger, 1945) today? It's on BBC Two (and iPlayer) at 16.10. Given my borderline obsession with the film, here’s a thread with some IKWIG-related info and links.

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