Battleship Potemkin

5 more essential World Cinema films

We have more for you. Yes, this is part two of a list of foreign language features recommended to you by us at musicMagpie. For more information on what this thread is about, read part one of this blog post. Battleship Potemkin (1925) Country: Russia Director: Sergei Eisenstein Okay this …

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18/10/2017
Jack Monaghan
PS3 Controller

The 10 most underrated PS3 games

The PlayStation 3 played host to a lot of fantastic games: The Last of Us, Uncharted, Grand Theft Auto V – the list goes on. However, quite a few hidden gems were buried under that avalanche of quality. Whether it was due to poor marketing, unfair reviews or just plain old …

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18/10/2017
Chris Smith

5 of the best autobiographies ever written

Humans are curious creatures and there’s nothing we enjoy more than delving into the lives of others. Some stories are too good to be kept a secret ”“ they need to be shared with the world! We’ve picked 5 of the best autobiographies, of 5 very different people, with some …

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16/10/2017
Laura Hamill
The Terminator

Magpie Recommends: 5 classic sci-fi films everyone should see

Every week, we recommend some music, movies, games, books or tech products based on a certain theme. Inspired by the amazing Blade Runner 2049, this week’s recommendations focus on five essential sci-fi movies that everyone – and yes, we mean everyone – should see. Share your five essential movies with …

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13/10/2017
Chris Smith

7 of the bestselling book series ever

There’s nothing better than getting into a good book; even more so when there’s a whole series of books to enjoy! It’s like binge watching a TV show, but better ”“ we love knowing there’s another story waiting for us once we’re done. It’s no wonder the following book series …

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12/10/2017
Laura Hamill
Pan's Labyrinth

5 essential World Cinema films

I have written eighteen blogs (this one included) during my time as a writer for musicMagpie. Through them I have introduced you to countless forms of cinema from mainstream to the more outer limits (e.g. arthouse and experimental) and in a range of different languages. And it’s the latter I …

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11/10/2017
Jack Monaghan