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Festivals

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry: life comes into bloom for a middle-aged shop owner in this gentle Georgian drama

A near-death experience sparks an existential and sexual awakening for taciturn shop owner Etero in Elene Naveriani’s enchanting film.

By Arjun Sajip

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry: life comes into bloom for a middle-aged shop owner in this gentle Georgian drama
Interviews

Fingernails: director Christos Nikou on modern dating and his Black Mirror-style love-test drama

By Lou Thomas

Fingernails: director Christos Nikou on modern dating and his Black Mirror-style love-test drama

“I am burning, everyone is burning, the universe is burning”: Derek Malcolm on the films of Ritwik Ghatak

By Derek Malcolm

“I am burning, everyone is burning, the universe is burning”: Derek Malcolm on the films of Ritwik Ghatak
News

UK Global Screen Fund supports 15 UK video games businesses to participate in trade mission to Slush, Helsinki

UK Global Screen Fund supports 15 UK video games businesses to participate in trade mission to Slush, Helsinki
Interviews

“In season, Malia is carnage”: Molly Manning Walker on How To Have Sex

By Rachel Pronger

“In season, Malia is carnage”: Molly Manning Walker on How To Have Sex
Then and now

The Blood on Satan’s Claw: unearthing the locations for the witchy British folk horror classic

By Adam Scovell

The Blood on Satan’s Claw: unearthing the locations for the witchy British folk horror classic
Features

Halloweens gone by: British rituals and traditions captured on film

By George Bass

Halloweens gone by: British rituals and traditions captured on film
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As he unveils his latest opus, the epic historical drama Killers of the Flower Moon, legendary director Martin Scorsese talks to fellow director Edgar Wright about his extraordinary career.

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