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Nick Hasted

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Nick Hasted has been a film journalist since 1986. As well as The Arts Desk, he currently writes about film, music, books and comics for The Independent, Uncut, Jazzwise and Classic Rock. He has published three books: The Dark Story of Eminem (2002), You Really Got Me: The Story of The Kinks (2011), and Jack White: How He Built An Empire From The Blues (2016).

Articles By Nick Hasted

Interview: Errol Morris on making Tabloid

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The Rum Diary

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Straw Dogs

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Blood in the Mobile

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Sleeping Beauty/ Footloose

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DVD: Green Lantern

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DVD: Treacle Jr

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Melancholia

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Red State

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Drive

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Page One: Inside the New York Times

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Troll Hunter

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Days of Heaven

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Fright Night

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Kill List

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DVD: Colossal Youth

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