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28 Oct 2009

New reviews from the UK's foremost film magazine, plus a one-on-one with Jacques Audiard.

Check out our online Festival coverage, including special features, new reviews, our picks of still-available tickets and much more, all gathered below as we publish them.


29 Oct
London Film Festival reviews, part two

The second wave of reviews takes a look at American – The Bill Hicks Story, Don't Worry About Me, Have You Heard from Johannesburg: The Bottom Line and An Organisation of Dreams.

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23 Oct
Within a closed world

Jacques Audiard talks to Ginette Vincendeau about his follow-up to The Beat That My Heart Skipped, prison drama A Prophet.

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23 Oct
Electric 'Underground'

Director Anthony Asquith has long been dismissed as a lightweight. But his restored 1928 silent is a revelation, says Jay Weissberg.

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22 Oct
London Film Festival reviews, part one

The latest online reviews from Sight & Sound focus on films that received their world premiere here at the Festival, including 44 Inch Chest and Ride the Wave Johnny.

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15 Oct
Everywhere girls?

Chuffed with this year's harvest of films made by women, the London Film Festival is hosting a panel debate on why the movies aren't always so even-handed. Sophie Mayer sizes up the festival's female perspectives.

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13 Oct
Last remaining seats

Recommendations of films still available for booking in this year's Festival. Check back for updates as we see more and as screenings sell out.

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Festival News

30 Oct 2009

In Pictures | Day 16 of the Festival

We wave goodbye to the Festival at the Gala screening of Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy.

30 Oct 2009

Sight & Sound Young Journalist Winners

We tally the entries and present the winners.

29 Oct 2009

Awards Ceremony

We announce the winner of the Best Film award, plus we welcome our new BFI Fellows.

29 Oct 2009

In Pictures | Day 15 of the Festival

Behind the scenes at the Awards Ceremony.