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Beautiful Thing: finding the Thamesmead locations for the classic 90s gay romance

Romance blossoms during a hot summer in south London in the 1996 film Beautiful Thing, filmed on some of the same locations as A Clockwork Orange. How do they look today?

By Adam Scovell

Beautiful Thing: finding the Thamesmead locations for the classic 90s gay romance
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The New Boy: realism is undercut by magic in Warwick Thornton’s Outback fable

By Jonathan Romney

The New Boy: realism is undercut by magic in Warwick Thornton’s Outback fable
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Banel & Adama: Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s elemental love story has the air of a parable

By Annabel Bai Jackson

Banel & Adama: Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s elemental love story has the air of a parable
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5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 March

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 March
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Banel & Adama: Ramata-Toulaye Sy on her Senegalese love story turned cautionary tale

By Rachel Pronger

Banel & Adama: Ramata-Toulaye Sy on her Senegalese love story turned cautionary tale
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Drive-Away Dolls: a lesbian road trip comedy that feels authentic to the 1990s but stuck there, too

By Simran Hans

Drive-Away Dolls: a lesbian road trip comedy that feels authentic to the 1990s but stuck there, too
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Only a dream: Gene Tierney

By Dan Callahan

Only a dream: Gene Tierney
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BFI Fellow and internationally acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan discusses his hugely successful career.

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