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See Ridley Scott’s historical epic starring Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous military commander.
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A new free-to-access digital archive exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. Discover thousands of digitised videos and television programmes from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a glimpse into Britain’s past, its people and places.
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The Greatest Films of All Time issue
Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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“With art, you’re just out there ready to be criticised and that’s terrifying”: Savanah Leaf on Earth Mama
Professional volleyball player turned director Savanah Leaf discusses her award-winning debut feature film Earth Mama.
By Katie McCabe
In Prospero’s Room: the magick worlds of Derek Jarman and Powell and Pressburger collide at Prospect Cottage
By Brian Robinson
101 hidden gems: the greatest films you’ve never seen
101 hidden gems: the greatest films you’ve never seenAnselm: Wim Wenders’s innovative 3D documentary immerses the viewer in the art of Anselm Kiefer
By Katie McCabe
“I like feeling uncertain, displaced and unnerved”: Todd Haynes on May December
By Amy Taubin
British Independent Film Awards 2023: the winners in full
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The cast and creators of The Lazarus Project, including Paapa Essiedu, Caroline Quentin, Anjli Mohindra and writer Joe Barton, visit the BFI Southbank to talk about the second series of Sky's time travel thriller.
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The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.
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