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Sheila Johnston

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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

Thursday, 17 December 2009 Read more...

The Limits of Control

Wednesday, 09 December 2009 Read more...

Richard Wright wins the 2009 Turner Prize

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 Read more...

Mascarades, Ciné Lumière

Monday, 07 December 2009 Read more...

British Independent Film Awards

Sunday, 06 December 2009 Read more...

Art Gallery: Tim Burton, MoMA, New York

Friday, 04 December 2009 Read more...

The Merry Gentleman

Thursday, 03 December 2009 Read more...

Christian McKay: Me and Orson Welles

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 Read more...

The Girlfriend Experience

Monday, 30 November 2009 Read more...

Interview: Anne-Marie Duff plays Margot Fonteyn

Friday, 27 November 2009 Read more...

A Serious Man

Thursday, 19 November 2009 Read more...

The Informant!

Sunday, 15 November 2009 Read more...

Movie Gallery: Clint Eastwood posters

Saturday, 14 November 2009 Read more...

The White Ribbon

Friday, 13 November 2009 Read more...

Sheffield Doc/Fest: the wrap

Monday, 09 November 2009 Read more...

Filming Woodstock: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy

Saturday, 07 November 2009 Read more...

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