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A. Rimbaud: Patrick Wang’s wildly unconventional biopic of the 19th century poet
Patrick Wang’s richly experimental film about the French poet Arthur Rimbaud stars a single actor telling his life story to a series of musical instruments. The result is extraordinary.
By Philip Concannon
“We wanted the film to have a vibrancy, to be larger than life”: Danny Boyle on Trainspotting
By Geoffrey Macnab
Shooting outside the box: William Greaves in ten films
By Matthew Barrington
The End of Oak Street: gripping dino survival film feels Spielbergian but plays against expectations
By Kim Newman
Of monsters and men: Peter Wollen on Jurassic Park
By Peter Wollen
Coyote vs. Acme: Toon courtroom drama is one of the smartest critiques of US politics in years
By Catherine Wheatley
Lady: oddball mockumentary about a narcissistic aristocrat is strangely moving
By Gayle Sequeira
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“We wanted the film to have a vibrancy, to be larger than life”: Danny Boyle on Trainspotting
Thirty years after its release, Trainspotting is returning to cinemas. In our February 1996 issue, Geoffrey Macnab spoke to director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald about drugs, class and the state of British cinema.
By Geoffrey Macnab
Of monsters and men: Peter Wollen on Jurassic Park
By Peter Wollen
Darkest hour: the first ever film of a solar eclipse
By Bryony Dixon
“It earns every hair it stiffens”: Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others
By Nick James
“He was a giant for work”: Michal Leszczylowski, editor of The Sacrifice, on Andrei Tarkovsky
By Michal Leszczylowski
Gods and monsters: Spirited Away reviewed in 2003
By Andrew Osmond
The misfits of Zwigoff: a visit to the set of Ghost World
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