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Marilyn Monroe centenary celebrated with BFI Southbank season and UK-wide re-release of The Misfits

A major two-month film season will celebrate Monroe’s 100th anniversary, with a BFI Distribution re-release of The Misfits in UK and Irish cinemas from 5 June.

Marilyn Monroe centenary celebrated with BFI Southbank season and UK-wide re-release of The Misfits

Interviews

Mink Stole and Peaches Christ talk trash, collaboration and community: “Divine eating the dog poop was way past the tolerance level of most people”

By Blake Simons

Mink Stole and Peaches Christ talk trash, collaboration and community: “Divine eating the dog poop was way past the tolerance level of most people”

Interviews

Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Project Hail Mary: “We wanted the movie to feel like you were in the guts of a machine”

By Lou Thomas

Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Project Hail Mary: “We wanted the movie to feel like you were in the guts of a machine”

Interviews

“The bride is very disobedient”: Penélope Cruz and Peter Sarsgaard on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s noirish Frankenstein spin-off

By Lou Thomas

“The bride is very disobedient”: Penélope Cruz and Peter Sarsgaard on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s noirish Frankenstein spin-off

Features

“You have to always shoot from your heart”: an audience with history-making Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw

By Ivie Uzebu

“You have to always shoot from your heart”: an audience with history-making Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Influences and inspirations

“There’s a kind of wet heat in there that you can feel”: Emerald Fennell on 7 films that influenced her version of Wuthering Heights

By Lillian Crawford

“There’s a kind of wet heat in there that you can feel”: Emerald Fennell on 7 films that influenced her version of Wuthering Heights

Interviews

“Friedkin saw American Animals and summoned me to lunch”: Bart Layton on his LA heist thriller Crime 101

By Lou Thomas

“Friedkin saw American Animals and summoned me to lunch”: Bart Layton on his LA heist thriller Crime 101

Interviews

“Time is a better curator”: Ethan Hawke on relevance, reinvention and the new rules of engagement

By Sam Wigley

“Time is a better curator”: Ethan Hawke on relevance, reinvention and the new rules of engagement

Interviews

How I became Jean-Luc Godard

By Guillaume Marbeck

How I became Jean-Luc Godard

Features

David Lynch’s indie empire

By Phil Hoad

David Lynch’s indie empire

Lists

Laurel and Hardy: 12 essential films

By David Parkinson

Laurel and Hardy: 12 essential films

Interviews

Avatar costume designer Deborah L. Scott on creating costumes for CGI: “I started off dropping things in a fishtank”

By Scarlett Harris

Avatar costume designer Deborah L. Scott on creating costumes for CGI: “I started off dropping things in a fishtank”

Interviews

“This one is a little more gothic horror”: Josh O’Connor and Rian Johnson on Wake Up Dead Man

By Lou Thomas

“This one is a little more gothic horror”: Josh O’Connor and Rian Johnson on Wake Up Dead Man

Obituaries

Rob Reiner obituary: Hollywood director behind a golden run of 1980s and 90s classics

By Adam Nayman

Rob Reiner obituary: Hollywood director behind a golden run of 1980s and 90s classics

Lists

Rob Reiner: 5 essential films

By Jasper Sharp

Rob Reiner: 5 essential films

Interviews

James L. Brooks on his return to directing: “The word ‘content’ is not my favourite”

By Leigh Singer

James L. Brooks on his return to directing: “The word ‘content’ is not my favourite”

Interviews

Noah Baumbach on his portrait of a movie star, Jay Kelly: “It’s part of the culture in America that no-one ages”

By Rory Doherty

Noah Baumbach on his portrait of a movie star, Jay Kelly: “It’s part of the culture in America that no-one ages”

Features

Richard Burton’s power was in his weakness

By Chloe Walker

Richard Burton’s power was in his weakness

Influences and inspirations

From Kubrick to Mad Max: 8 films that influenced Birds of Prey

By Lou Thomas

From Kubrick to Mad Max: 8 films that influenced Birds of Prey

Influences and inspirations

Robert Eggers: 5 influences that shaped The Lighthouse

By Sam Wigley

Robert Eggers: 5 influences that shaped The Lighthouse

Influences and inspirations

Robert Rodriguez: my favourite sci-fi films

By Lou Thomas

Robert Rodriguez: my favourite sci-fi films

Influences and inspirations

From Freaks to Fassbinder: 6 films that shaped my feature Chained for Life

By Aaron Schimberg

From Freaks to Fassbinder: 6 films that shaped my feature Chained for Life

Influences and inspirations

Black Panther and a black Bond? Ryan Coogler on his favourite film and influences

By Lou Thomas

Black Panther and a black Bond? Ryan Coogler on his favourite film and influences

Influences and inspirations

The films that influenced Logan: director James Mangold on the new Wolverine movie

By Lou Thomas

The films that influenced Logan: director James Mangold on the new Wolverine movie

Influences and inspirations

Josephine Decker: the films, books and people that influenced me

By Josephine Decker

Josephine Decker: the films, books and people that influenced me

Features

The film that fate helped make a classic: The Misfits

By Geoff Andrew

The film that fate helped make a classic: The Misfits