Features and reviews

Discover the latest from the BFI, the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image.

Where to begin

Where to begin with Lee Chang-dong

Ahead of the UK release of his acclaimed new film Possible Love, we pick a beginner’s path through the work of South Korea’s master of slow-burn drama and the emotional gut-punch.

By Luke Georgiades

Where to begin with Lee Chang-dong

Obituaries

Eva Marie Saint obituary: Oscar-winning star of On the Waterfront and North by Northwest

By Thirza Wakefield

Eva Marie Saint obituary: Oscar-winning star of On the Waterfront and North by Northwest

Features

“Sick and kinky”: The BBFC and Ken Russell’s The Devils

By Linda Ruth Williams

“Sick and kinky”: The BBFC and Ken Russell’s The Devils

Features

The Devils’ advocate: Guillermo del Toro on the film’s darkness and light

By Guillermo del Toro

The Devils’ advocate: Guillermo del Toro on the film’s darkness and light

Features

Under the Arcadian sky: Gregory Markopoulos’s 80-hour epic Eniaios concludes at the Temenos

By Georgia Korossi

Under the Arcadian sky: Gregory Markopoulos’s 80-hour epic Eniaios concludes at the Temenos

Then and now

In search of the locations from Horace Ové’s Pressure, half a century on

By Adam Scovell

In search of the locations from Horace Ové’s Pressure, half a century on

Obituaries

Patricio Guzmán obituary: documentary chronicler of Chile’s turbulent political history

By Michael Chanan

Patricio Guzmán obituary: documentary chronicler of Chile’s turbulent political history

Then and now

20 years of Children of Men: how the London locations look today

By Adam Scovell

20 years of Children of Men: how the London locations look today

Where to begin

Where to begin with Claude Chabrol

By Adam Scovell

Where to begin with Claude Chabrol

Features

Dancing at the revolution: the cinema of Sarah Maldoror

By Rachel Pronger

Dancing at the revolution: the cinema of Sarah Maldoror

Features

The UK’s first arthouse boom: how Contemporary Films blazed a trail in bringing world cinema to British viewers

By Henry K Miller

The UK’s first arthouse boom: how Contemporary Films blazed a trail in bringing world cinema to British viewers

From the Sight and Sound archive

“He is the blockbuster given human form”: J. Hoberman on Arnold Schwarzenegger

By J. Hoberman

“He is the blockbuster given human form”: J. Hoberman on Arnold Schwarzenegger

In pictures

In pictures: Vivid behind-the-scenes shots from the jazz club in The L-shaped Room

By Cathi Unsworth

In pictures: Vivid behind-the-scenes shots from the jazz club in The L-shaped Room

Then and now

In search of the Dorset locations of Nuts in May

By Adam Scovell

In search of the Dorset locations of Nuts in May

From the Sight and Sound archive

Of monsters and men: Peter Wollen on Jurassic Park

By Peter Wollen

Of monsters and men: Peter Wollen on Jurassic Park

Then and now

A tour of Alfred Hitchcock’s London: how the locations look today

By Adam Scovell

A tour of Alfred Hitchcock’s London: how the locations look today

From the Sight and Sound archive

Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipse

By Bryony Dixon

Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipse

Obituaries

Brian Robinson obituary: BFI press officer and programmer with incomparable flair

By Simon McCallum

Brian Robinson obituary: BFI press officer and programmer with incomparable flair

From the Sight and Sound archive

“It earns every hair it stiffens”: Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others

By Nick James

“It earns every hair it stiffens”: Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others

Then and now

How the nuclear attack locations from Peter Watkins’ The War Game look today

By Adam Scovell

How the nuclear attack locations from Peter Watkins’ The War Game look today

Features

Watch to play: the rise of the video game adaptation

By Stuart Burnside

Watch to play: the rise of the video game adaptation

Features

Peter Watkins’ The Journey: the longest film, the grassroots vision

By Benjamin Cook

Peter Watkins’ The Journey: the longest film, the grassroots vision

Obituaries

Đorđe Kadijević obituary: leading director of Serbian horror and the radical Black Wave movement

By Mina Radovic

Đorđe Kadijević obituary: leading director of Serbian horror and the radical Black Wave movement

From the Sight and Sound archive

“He was a giant for work”: Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice, on Andrei Tarkovsky

By Michal Leszczylowski

“He was a giant for work”: Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice, on Andrei Tarkovsky

Features

On the Beach: Hollywood’s star-powered World War III drama

By Chloe Walker

On the Beach: Hollywood’s star-powered World War III drama

Obituaries

Simon Field obituary: adventurous British film programmer, producer and festival director

By Geoff Andrew

Simon Field obituary: adventurous British film programmer, producer and festival director

Features

Bugsy Malone at 50: original drawings and cartoons from the making of Alan Parker’s kids-with-splurge-guns classic

By Sarah Bemand

Bugsy Malone at 50: original drawings and cartoons from the making of Alan Parker’s kids-with-splurge-guns classic

Finest hours

Finest hours: Danny Glover as the malevolent charmer in To Sleep with Anger

By Alex Ramon

Finest hours: Danny Glover as the malevolent charmer in To Sleep with Anger

Features

Bryan Forbes at 100: remembering the Whistle down the Wind and The Stepford Wives director on his centenary

By Josephine Botting

Bryan Forbes at 100: remembering the Whistle down the Wind and The Stepford Wives director on his centenary

Features

All-out puppet attack! The monster puppetry in Ishiro Honda’s kaiju classics

By Steven Sloss

All-out puppet attack! The monster puppetry in Ishiro Honda’s kaiju classics