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Peter Mullan
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Biography
Peter Mullan (born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish stage, film and television actor and director, best known for playing supporting roles in feature films such as "Braveheart" and "Trainspotting", and for starring as the titular character Joe Kavanagh in "My Name Is Joe". He won a Golden Lion at 59th Venice International Film Festival for his direction of "The Magdalene Sisters".
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The High Was Never the Point
When Trainspotting arrived in 1996, it was quickly labelled as the ultimate "drugs movie". Decades on, its true subject matter is far clearer. It is not fundame...
8 films
When the Camera Refuses to Look Away
An unbroken shot can be a stunt or a sermon. This chain follows the long take from Hitchcock's parlour trick to a one-take voyage through the Hermitage, asking...
8 films
Loyalty Beyond the Last Breath
From the Alaskan wilds to the trenches of war, a journey through films where the bond between soldier and dog faces the ultimate test.
8 films
The Perfect Needledrop: Ten Moments That Own the Screen
From sudden silences to euphoric choruses, these are the film moments where a song doesn't just score the scene, it becomes the scene.
10 films
Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents
From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.
9 films
The Weight of the Cape: Inheriting a Legacy You Never Asked For
Before the multiverse had a use for her, Kara Zor-El's first outing wasn't framed as destiny, it was framed as a mistake to fix. She loses the Omegahedron, the...
8 films
When the World Catches Cold
From Contagion's clinical dread to the surreal end of days, a chain of films about outbreaks, science, and the fraying of society.
7 films
20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own
There was a brief, glorious period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when buying a film on home video felt less like acquiring a product and more like being han...
20 films
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