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Then and now

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
From the Sight and Sound archive

Only a dream: Gene Tierney

By Dan Callahan

Only a dream: Gene Tierney
Festivals

Trans films in the spotlight as BFI Flare returns

By Ben Walters

Trans films in the spotlight as BFI Flare returns
Where to begin

Where to begin with Warwick Thornton

By Stephen Morgan

Where to begin with Warwick Thornton
Then and now

Stanley Kubrick’s Britain

By Adam Scovell

Stanley Kubrick’s Britain
Features

The Taviani brothers on Bicycle Thieves: “It was like a course in directing”

By Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani

The Taviani brothers on Bicycle Thieves: “It was like a course in directing”
BFI NETWORK

Writing tips from the top

Writing tips from the top
BFI NETWORK

Writing class

Writing class
Features

After the end? Exploring the BFI National Archive in the wake of Covid-19

By Dr Kelechi Anucha

After the end? Exploring the BFI National Archive in the wake of Covid-19
Where to begin

Where to begin with Radu Jude

By Miriam Balanescu

Where to begin with Radu Jude
From the Sight and Sound archive

“It is about moments of connecting and not connecting”: Kelly Reichardt on Certain Women

By So Mayer

“It is about moments of connecting and not connecting”: Kelly Reichardt on Certain Women
Festivals

What to watch at Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2024

By Alex Ramon

What to watch at Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2024
From the Sight and Sound archive

City of God: angels with dirty faces

By Ismail Xavier

City of God: angels with dirty faces
Then and now

Carry On Regenerating: how locations from Britain’s sauciest series have changed since

By Adam Scovell

Carry On Regenerating: how locations from Britain’s sauciest series have changed since
From the Sight and Sound archive

Out of oblivion: Alice Guy-Blaché

By Francis Lacassin

Out of oblivion: Alice Guy-Blaché
Features

Lost and found: Ping Pong

By George White

Lost and found: Ping Pong
Features

What to see at BFI Future Film Festival 2024: the programmers’ picks

By Rosie Bailey, Bethan Celeste Davies and others

What to see at BFI Future Film Festival 2024: the programmers’ picks
From the Sight and Sound archive

The eyes of Texas: Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven

By Richard Combs

The eyes of Texas: Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven
Then and now

Mind the doors! In search of the locations for the underground horror Death Line

By Adam Scovell

Mind the doors! In search of the locations for the underground horror Death Line
Where to begin

Where to begin with Dorothy Arzner

By Caroline Cassin

Where to begin with Dorothy Arzner
Where to begin

Where to begin with the Taviani brothers

By Pasquale Iannone

Where to begin with the Taviani brothers
Bookends

Sidney Lumet’s first and last films: 12 Angry Men and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

By Brogan Morris

Sidney Lumet’s first and last films: 12 Angry Men and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
From the Sight and Sound archive

Out of the shadows: Sergei Parajanov

By Ian Christie

Out of the shadows: Sergei Parajanov
Where to begin

Where to begin with Werner Herzog

By Leigh Singer

Where to begin with Werner Herzog
The NHS at 75

How a 1965 documentary captured changing ideas about mental health

By Rebecca Vick

How a 1965 documentary captured changing ideas about mental health
Features

EVCOM awards 2023 and the year in communications filmmaking

By Patrick Russell

EVCOM awards 2023 and the year in communications filmmaking
Features

Spirited away: a tour of Ghibli Park with Miyazaki Goro

By Andrew Osmond

Spirited away: a tour of Ghibli Park with Miyazaki Goro
Where to begin

Where to begin with Michael Mann

By Brogan Morris

Where to begin with Michael Mann
Features

The Red Shoes: Moira Shearer’s ballet shoes and other artefacts from the making of Powell and Pressburger’s classic

By Claire Smith

The Red Shoes: Moira Shearer’s ballet shoes and other artefacts from the making of Powell and Pressburger’s classic
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