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The Queue is an oft-recurring column in which Meg Shields provides you with a distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web.

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The Last Unicorn

Remembering ‘The Last Unicorn’: Rankin/Bass’ Cult Classic

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Rankin AND Bass? In THIS economy?

Diagetic Sound Design Quiet Place

The Beginner’s Guide to Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound Design

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Hey did you hear that? If you’re a character in a movie, it’s probably diegetic.

Oliver Reed Gladiator

How Filmmakers Navigate an Actor’s Unexpected Death On-Screen

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The show must go on.

Black Sea Shallow Depth Of Field

The Casual Film Lover’s Guide to Shallow Depth of Field

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Toss a coin to your focus puller.

Jackie Brown Mall Scene

What the Mall Scene in ‘Jackie Brown’ Can Teach Us About Tarantino’s Quietest Film

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Tarantino loves to mess with chronology. With one notable exception.

Taxi Driver Movie Theater

From Bava to Bresson: The Films That Inspired ‘Taxi Driver’

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Femme Fatales, post-war disorientation, and voice-over? Huh. Maybe ‘Taxi Driver’ is a noir film.

Mr Bean Hitchcock

Want a Lesson in Hitchcockian Suspense? Look to Mr. Bean.

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*Insert Alfred Hitchcock and Mr. Bean handshake meme here*

Who's That Knocking At My Door

The Story of How Scorsese’s First Movie Saw The Light of Day

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Turns out it takes a village to make a Martin Scorsese debut feature. Or at least one Haig Manoogian.

Disco Star Wars

Believe It Or Not, There Was a ‘Star Wars’ Disco Soundtrack

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Grandpa Simpson voice: “It was the style at the time!”