Britain’s first animated feature was a long way from Disney. It was an adaptation of George Orwell made at the height of the Cold War and part funded – in secret – by the CIA. Seventy years on, ...

The Russian filmmaker talks to us about the mastery and folly of humankind’s relationship with rock, the “emotional depression of boring architecture”, and his take on Megalopolis.

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Ahead of the release on Blu-ray and 4K UHD of Guillermo del Toro’s haunting debut feature Cronos, we delve into the rich history of Mexican horror – a world of gothic mystery, allegory and gonzo ...

Adapted from the real-life story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye, Magnus von Horn’s gothic fairytale is set in post-World War I Copenhagen, but its horrifying reality does not feel so far from ...

Jesse Eisenberg’s story of two cousins who go on a ‘Holocaust tour’ doesn’t quite work as a road-trip movie, but the electric pairing of Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin brings wit and sensitivity to the ...

Eisenstein’s debut feature, the labour drama Strike, which was released at the start of the year, well deserves a place on this list. However, 1925 was also the year that he directed the monumental ...

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A clearly defined and communicated set of inclusion targets will help us to monitor and take greater accountability for our progress in this area. They will give clarity and a clear direction to ...

The BFI Executive Board balances successful, leading figures from the world of film and moving image culture with senior private sector executives who bring considerable managerial and commercial ...

It contains one of cinema’s fleshiest kisses, but also a moment of pure spiritual transcendence. And it’s the interdependence of these elements that makes Carl Dreyer’s 1955 classic Ordet – which is ...

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