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Mortal Kombat II at BFI IMAX

The tournament begins as this butt-kicking sequel brings the video game to the big screen.

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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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Features and reviews

Features

Pulsing brain, twitching tentacles: how Invaders from Mars supercharged the alien invasion movie

A favourite of directors including Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, the 1953 version of Invaders from Mars frightened a generation with its vision of Martian mind-controllers arriving on Earth. As a new restoration comes out on disc, we revisit the terror and charm of one of the quintessential Red Scare films.

By George Bass

Pulsing brain, twitching tentacles: how Invaders from Mars supercharged the alien invasion movie
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Events

Writer-director Thea Gajić visits BFI Southbank to discuss Surviving Earth, her drama about a Yugoslavian refugee forging a new life in Bristol while battling addiction, joined by cast members Slavko Sobin and Olive Gray.

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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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Screen Culture 2033

Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.

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