{"product_id":"the-film-pupil-13","title":"The Film Pupil #13","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e148 x 210 mm, 40 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBimonthly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditor and illustrator: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOliver Spicer\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Film Pupil\u003c\/i\u003e is a small but punchy film zine brimming with insightful reflections and commentary on contemporary, cult and classic cinema, communicated through clear and accessible writing and visuals. Each edition boasts five essays, an interview section, insights into film history and industry data, as well as a playfully illustrated cartoon strip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIssue 13 for August 2026 opens with Niall Mapplebeck\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e’s analysis of the ethics surrounding the depiction of animals on screen, followed by a rundown of the highest rated sports films on IMDb. Connor Wilson draws parallels between Japanese samurai and Western hitmen in action cinema, focusing on Jef Costello (played by Alain Delon) in ‘Le Samouraï’. Elsewhere, the history section traces the rise and fall of ‘Behind the Scenes’ footage; The Film Pupil speaks to directors Megan Rico and Kade Atwood about their coming-of-age feature ‘Edie Arnold is a Loser’, in which a group of misfits from an all-girls Catholic school form a punk band; and Oliver Spicer analyses two cult classics from the Record Store ‘micro-genre’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thefilmpupil.com\/\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ethefilmpupil.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"magCulture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610379477101,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/7889\/files\/TheFilmPupil13.png?v=1786613065","url":"https:\/\/magculture.com\/products\/the-film-pupil-13","provider":"magCulture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}