Prepare to feel old: these 1997 greats celebrate their 20th anniversary this year…
Geoff Andrew , Nikki Baughan , Sophie Brown , Ashley Clark , Ann Lee , Jasper Sharp , Lou Thomas , Samuel Wigley
Thursday 12 January 2017
Jayalalithaa Jayaram obituary: film star who became a Tamil leader
As an actress and a politician both, Jayalalithaa, who has died aged 68, was a consummate performer who inspired devotion from her many fans, writes Debika Ray.
Debika Ray
Thursday 12 January 2017
Five reasons to watch Cold War thriller The Man Between
Why it’s time for Carol Reed’s Berlin-set thriller The Man Between to come out of the shadow of The Third Man.
David Parkinson
Wednesday 11 January 2017
Metropolis at 90: five early sci-fi films that paved the way for Fritz Lang’s classic
Ninety years after the release of Fritz Lang’s hugely influential sci-fi epic, we look back at Metropolis and the pioneering films that first brought science fiction to life on screen.
Pamela Hutchinson
Tuesday 10 January 2017
BAFTAs 2017: the nominations in full
La La Land dances into the lead with 11 nominations, with Arrival and Nocturnal Animals both grabbing nine.
Tuesday 10 January 2017
Shooting the message #23: Pretzel Films
In the latest in our occasional series looking at big hitters in the world of modern agency filmmaking, curator Patrick Russell looks at the auteurist approach that gives bite to the work of Pretzel Films, whose past clients include Swarovski, Primark and Network Rail.
Patrick Russell
Monday 9 January 2017
Six films you should watch before you see La La Land
Golden Globe winner La La Land is an intoxicating tribute to Hollywood and the classic musical. You’ll enjoy it even more if you catch these movies first.
Joseph Walsh
Monday 9 January 2017
Four documentaries about activism and social change in Britain in the 1970s and 80s
Themes of gentrification, inequality and angry protest make these documentaries about political turbulence in 70s and 80s Britain as relevant to us now as when they were made.
Suyin Haynes
Friday 6 January 2017
The best DVDs and Blu-rays of 2016
Three blockbuster restoration-revivals dominate our survey of this year’s best home cinema, as picked out by 32 critics and curators.
Friday 6 January 2017
Film of the week: Endless Poetry, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s self-portrait as a Santiago dandy
The second part of the cult director’s movie memoirs charts his artistic coming of age in a splashy if soft-centred series of adventures through the Chilean capital’s 1940s bohemian class, says Tony Rayns.
Tony Rayns
Friday 6 January 2017
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