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Latest reviews published at Viewfinder Online

Some of the latest book and DVD reviews over at Viewfinder Online include:

Doherty-Hollywood-and-HitlerThe Riddles of the Sphinx
Dr Patti Gaal-Holmes reviews this new BFI release of the seminal avant-garde film by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen

Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 by Thomas Doherty
Professor Jo Fox reviews a new history of Nazi representation in American cinema.

Six Centuries of Verse
Dr James McGrath casts a critical eye to a celebration of English-language poetry.

Charles Urban: Pioneering the Non-Fiction Film in Britain and America, 1897-1925 by Dr Luke McKernan
Assistant Professor Oliver Gaycken reviews a new book on Charles Urban, one of pioneer of early non-fiction cinema.

Schalcken-DVD-Bluray-webSchalcken the Painter
Dr Stacey Abbott reviews a painterly gothic horror adapted by Lesley Megahey from the story by J. Sheridan LeFanu, now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

New Dimensions of Doctor Who: Adventures in Space, Time and Television: Exploring Space, Time and Television edited by Matt Hills
Dr Lorna Jowett looks at a new book of critical essays on the Doctor Who phenomenon.

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