The BFI’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing, shows how this captivating genre has endured for more than a century and celebrates its ability to inspire generations
Almost as soon as film was in…
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Conspiracies, costume changes, and three-hour deep dives into Twilight: inside the wild west of YouTube video essays ○
Mixing dense political ideas with allusions to The Sound of Music and BoJack Horseman, these films have become a thrilling DIY artform – one entirely conceived, written, filmed and performed by their…
10 months ago
‘It was simply mind-blowing’: readers remember seeing Star Wars for the first time ○
As the original 1977 theatrical version screens in London this week, fans recall being ‘blown away’ by their first impressions of the mesmerising space opera
A relatively long time ago in cinemas near…
Tell us your memories of seeing Star Wars in cinemas ○
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We would like to hear about your memories of seeing Star Wars in cinemas when it first opened in 1977/78
The original cut of Star Wars, first released in cinemas in 1977-78, has rarely been shown in p…
11 months ago
‘As a film lover, I want more’: the Black female directors taking centre stage ○
The curator of the BFI’s Black Debutantes season on piracy, truncated careers and the frustrations of dealing with big studios
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I spoke to Rógan Graham, a …
‘Beautifully, awfully funny’: why Withnail and I is my feelgood movie ○
The latest in our ongoing series of comfort movies is a pick for Bruce Robinson’s cult British comedy
In the words of its writer and director, Withnail and I is a comedy that “doesn’t know it’s funny”…
12 months ago
Tom Cruise to receive BFI fellowship: ‘I’ve been making films in the UK for 40 years and have no plans to stop’ ○
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Speaking about the award, the American actor, one of the highest-grossing stars of all time, praised the UK’s ‘incredibly talented’ film industry and ‘stunning locations’
Tom Cruise has thanked the Br…
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