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Steven Spielberg returns to the theme of alien visitors with this all-star, much-anticipated blockbuster.
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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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Death becomes Visconti
Notorious for their opulence and melodramatic flair, the later works of Luchino Visconti astound us with the inexplicable, argued Michael Wood in this May 2003 feature.
By Michael Wood
Object of the week: Pre-Python promotional shots for 60s ITV sketch show Do Not Adjust Your Set
By Lisa Kerrigan
Dry Leaf: Alexandre Koberidze’s low-res road movie is a quietly political ode to the ordinary
By Joseph Fahim
No Strings Attached: Puppets on Film season announced for BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX this August
No Strings Attached: Puppets on Film season announced for BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX this AugustFamiliar Touch: a lovingly told coming-of-old-age film
By Ela Bittencourt
Nino: a young man’s world is rocked by a cancer diagnosis in a poignant French New Wave-inspired drama
By Catherine Wheatley
“We use the street as a studio”: music video pioneers Tim & Barry on capturing the early years of grime
By Will Swinburne
Events
The creators of Free Nelson Mandela bring Mandela’s extraordinary release to BFI Southbank.
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