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Where to begin with Baz Luhrmann
As Moulin Rouge! turns 25 and with Strictly Ballroom returning to cinemas, we plunge into the giddying, maximalist cinema of Baz Luhrmann and his tales of glamour, showmanship and doomed love.
By Emily Maskell
Exit 8: a video game turned claustrophobic time-loop horror movie
By Anne Billson
“The hope is you’ll feel you’re in a continuous dream”: Gerald Fox on Kinaesthesia
By Josh Slater-Williams
Charlotte Regan’s BFI Film Academy masterclass and insights for young creatives
By Ivie Uzebu
Miroirs No. 3 second look review: a glorious sun dappled noir from Christian Petzold
By Adam Nayman
The Wizard of the Kremlin: a westernised take on Putin’s rise to power
By Travis Jeppesen
10 great films set in fishing towns
By Chloe Walker
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From its 1986 origins as Gays’ Own Pictures to its 40th edition, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival is celebrated by the filmmakers and programmers who chart its evolution into a cornerstone of queer cinema and the people and events that define it.
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Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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