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Bruce Lacey obituary: an independent artist, visionary and showman
The absurdist visions and quietly confrontational ritualist movies of this unique filmmaker are a testament to his irreverent, defiant creativity, writes William Fowler.
Tuesday 17 January 2017 -
GoodFellas: five films that influenced Martin Scorsese’s gangster classic
Which movies were on Marty’s mind when mounting his mafia masterpiece GoodFellas?
Tuesday 17 January 2017 -
Mithat Alam obituary: Turkey’s greatest cinephile?
Kaya Genç recalls a film connoisseur and benefactor who instilled his passion for cinema in generations of film students, both in person and through Istanbul’s vital Mithat Alam Film Centre.
Tuesday 17 January 2017 -
How the Scottish locations of Trainspotting have changed in the last 20 years
Danny Boyle’s era-defining cult movie Trainspotting was filmed in a variety of locations around Edinburgh and Glasgow. Would Mark Renton and co recognise these places today?
Monday 16 January 2017 -
Downbeat film of the week: Manchester by the Sea – a bracing portrait of grief
With an outstandingly icy Casey Affleck as a mournful loner drawn back into his old fold, Kenneth Lonergan’s New England community study is a masterful, darkly American account of a heart in the dead of January, says Nick Pinkerton.
Saturday 14 January 2017 -
Upbeat film of the week: La La Land – a modern musical of stardust and blues
Damien Chazelle’s irresistibly fleet-footed reboot of the classical Hollywood musical makes earthy whimsy from a story of love versus creative dedication, says Erika Balsom.
Saturday 14 January 2017 -
Lost Highway 20th anniversary: five films that influenced David Lynch’s nightmarish neo-noir
Twenty years after its release, we set our sat-navs for Lost Highway in search of some of the cinematic inspirations that fed into David Lynch’s extraordinary LA-set mystery thriller.
Friday 13 January 2017 -
Casey Affleck: seven essential films
Casey Affleck’s powerful turn in Manchester by the Sea has won him the Golden Globe for best actor and made him a front runner for the Oscar. Here are seven highlights of his career to date.
Friday 13 January 2017 -
Sex, sin and striptease: the hidden history of British film erotica
From the earliest days of cinema, filmmakers ducked around censorship laws to feed appetites for nudity on screen.
Friday 13 January 2017 -
The best documentaries of 2016: cinematic nonfiction in the year of nonfact
As the world entered the post-truth era, documentary film artists embraced ever more levels of formal awareness and complexity. Obfuscation, or the only way through the media maze, asks Robert Greene? Plus: the 25 best documentaries of the year.
Friday 13 January 2017
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