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Sheila Johnston

Bio
Sheila worked on the launch of the Independent, where she was a writer-editor and film critic for 10 years. She has written on cinema for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, The Times, Sight and Sound, Guardian, Libération, Interview and New York Daily News, among other places.

Articles By Sheila Johnston

Humpday

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The Limits of Control

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Richard Wright wins the 2009 Turner Prize

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Mascarades, Ciné Lumière

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British Independent Film Awards

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Art Gallery: Tim Burton, MoMA, New York

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The Merry Gentleman

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Christian McKay: Me and Orson Welles

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The Girlfriend Experience

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Interview: Anne-Marie Duff plays Margot Fonteyn

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A Serious Man

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The Informant!

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Movie Gallery: Clint Eastwood posters

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The White Ribbon

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Sheffield Doc/Fest: the wrap

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Filming Woodstock: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy

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