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In on the action

In the desert outside the UAE’s capital, a vast film set is becoming a trusted shooting location for Hollywood, Bollywood and beyond. The Twofour54 complex is at the heart of a nascent movie industry, where government…

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The naked truth

19 September 2023

Residents of Munich know how to dress impeccably – but some also know how to get undressed, outdoors and in the middle of the city. Monocle Films meets members of the German Association for Free Body Culture who bare it all…

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Dream factories

It’s time to liberate movies from the small screen. We visit five newly opened or renovated cinemas that are bringing communities together and celebrating the wonder of film.

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Inside the world’s largest costume company

20 February 2023

Peris Costumes is the world’s largest company dedicated to selling and renting costumes for film, stocking more than 10 million garments. Monocle took a peek behind the scenes of its Madrid-based HQ to meet its artisans and…

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Dress for success

Bringing stories to life in ultra-high-resolution film requires companies that care about the details – and when it comes to the outfits that appear on screen, Peris Costumes is the sartorial star of the show.

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Screen time

Far from the bustling, buzzing multiplexes, with their packed screenings and sprawling footprints, these small cinemas offer their own unique ways of watching a movie – and being part of a city’s culture and community.

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Why Greeks live longer

27 September 2021

Nestled in the heart of the Aegean, the island of Ikaria used to be a secluded spot with a humble and unhurried way of life. Today, a third of the island's population lives to be more than 90 years old. We venture to the…

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Monocle on Culture, 514

16 August 2021

Robert Bound is joined by the film critics Simran Hans and Caspar Salmon to review the film ‘Zola’ – a dark comedy based on a viral twitter thread about two strippers in Florida on a wild weekend gone wrong.

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Screen saviour

It has been a dark year for cinemas around the world but the credits aren’t rolling yet – and a revitalised cinema on Singapore’s waterfront is stealing the scene.

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Studio Babelsberg: reel deal

6 May 2021

Despite the ubiquity of digital effects in cinema, Berlin’s Studio Babelsberg has preserved the craft of prop making. Its lifelike items continue to appear in some of the biggest movies today. We inspect the studio’s stu…

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