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Beyond Clueless: a golden age of the American teen movie

Ultra Culture founder Charlie Lyne talks about the passion for post-Clueless American teen movies that fuelled his new Kickstarter-funded documentary tribute.
Wednesday 30 July 2014

Hitchcock on the Potemkin steps

This month Hitchcock made a posthumous visit to Odessa – and Robin Baker, the BFI’s Head Curator, was lucky enough to travel with him.
Tuesday 29 July 2014

The Lady from Shanghai: Welles at his most mischievous

Orson Welles’ exhilarating film noir finds the actor-director mixing profundity with playfulness.
Tuesday 22 July 2014

10 great American film noirs

With Orson Welles’s magnificent noir melodrama The Lady from Shanghai back in cinemas, we turn back the clock to the golden age of Hollywood to select the 10 best American film noirs.
Thursday 24 July 2014

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Film of the week: The Stuart Hall Project

Cultural critic and New Left fountainhead Stuart Hall meets the mood music of Miles Davis and the reflective screen poetry of John Akomfrah in this multifaceted portrait of a thinker and his times, writes Ashley Clark.

Ashley Clark
Thursday 5 September 2013

Reviews and recommendations
10 great breakthrough American indie films

As Ain’t Them Bodies Saints heralds the arrival of a bright young thing of American independent cinema, we count down 10 great US indie calling cards.

Paul O’Callaghan
Thursday 5 September 2013

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The 57th BFI London Film Festival programme launch

Festival Director Clare Stewart unveils the programme for the 57th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express®.

Wednesday 4 September 2013

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57th BFI London Film Festival programme revealed

The full programme is announced for the 57th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express®.

Wednesday 4 September 2013

Announcements
Satyajit Ray: a moral attitude

An extended interview with the great Indian director, compiled from a long series of conversations with his biographer Andrew Robinson in the years before Ray’s death in 1992.

Andrew Robinson
Tuesday 3 September 2013

Interviews
Venice 2013: week one high-water marks

Nick James on grim Greek tragedy Miss Violence, Tokyo prostitution fable The Shape of Night and Kelly Reichardt’s Night Movies at a Biennale otherwise overshadowed by its own past glories.

Nick James
Tuesday 3 September 2013

Festivals
Storm of praise for Under the Skin at Venice

Rave reviews are pouring out of Venice for Jonathan Glazer’s bold new science-fiction movie Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson.

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Features
BFI Film Audience Network lead partners announced

Nine organisations to work with the BFI and regional partners to bring more specialised and independent British film to UK audiences

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Announcements
Philomena gets raves at Venice

Stephen Frears’ Philomena, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, is received as one of the highlights of the Venice Film Festival.

Monday 2 September 2013

Features
Video: Sir David Frost on the art of interviewing

Award-winning journalist, writer and producer Sir David Frost answers questions about interviewing people.

Monday 2 September 2013

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