Sheila Johnston | The Arts Desk

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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

Bright Star Monday, 02 November 2009 Read more...	Film Director Cristian Mungiu Wednesday, 28 October 2009 Read more...
An Education Monday, 26 October 2009 Read more...	Colin Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read more...
The Men Who Stare at Goats, London Film Festival Sunday, 18 October 2009 Read more...	Fantastic Mr Fox, London Film Festival Thursday, 15 October 2009 Read more...
Film: Goodbye Solo Thursday, 08 October 2009 Read more...	Film: Up Wednesday, 07 October 2009 Read more...
Close Up: The Work of Film Director Agnès Varda Monday, 05 October 2009 Read more...	Rage, BFI Southbank Friday, 25 September 2009 Read more...
theartsdesk Q&A: Author-actor Michael Palin Tuesday, 22 September 2009 Read more...	London's Robert Redford Sunday, 20 September 2009 Read more...
Army of Crime, Cambridge Film Festival Thursday, 17 September 2009 Read more...	Film: Birdwatchers Wednesday, 16 September 2009 Read more...
Remembering Patrick Swayze Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Read more...	Fish Tank Friday, 11 September 2009 Read more...

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