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News

Inside the Archive #42: reporting from Locarno Film Festival

Discoveries from Locarno Film Festival and the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.

By James Bell, Josephine Botting and others

Inside the Archive #42: reporting from Locarno Film Festival

Interviews

The post-punk look: Dick Pope on remastering Mike Leigh’s Naked

By James Bell

The post-punk look: Dick Pope on remastering Mike Leigh’s Naked

Interviews

Martin Scorsese and Edgar Wright on British Cinema

By James Bell

Martin Scorsese and Edgar Wright on British Cinema

Interviews

Christopher Nolan: a showman’s odyssey

By James Bell

Christopher Nolan: a showman’s odyssey

Lists

The best British TV of 2022, as picked by BFI curators

By James Bell, Ros Cranston and others

The best British TV of 2022, as picked by BFI curators

Lists

100 BBC TV gamechangers

By Lisa Kerrigan, Nadia Attia and others

100 BBC TV gamechangers

Best of 2021

The best new British TV of 2021, picked by BFI curators

By Lisa Kerrigan, James Bell and others

The best new British TV of 2021, picked by BFI curators

Interviews

Nicholas Britell on the writing the score for The Underground Railroad

By James Bell

Nicholas Britell on the writing the score for The Underground Railroad

From the Sight and Sound archive

Remake/remodel: 45 weird and wonderful alternative film cuts

By James Bell, Tom Charity and others

Remake/remodel: 45 weird and wonderful alternative film cuts

From the Sight and Sound archive

The needle and the damage done: Paul Thomas Anderson on Phantom Thread

By James Bell

The needle and the damage done: Paul Thomas Anderson on Phantom Thread

Best of 2020

The best television series of 2020

By James Bell

The best television series of 2020

Interviews

“There’s heartbreak in someone losing themselves”: Relic director Natalie Erika James on her love of gothic and Asian horror

By James Bell

“There’s heartbreak in someone losing themselves”: Relic director Natalie Erika James on her love of gothic and Asian horror

Lists

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others

Forgotten treasures of the multiplex

Critics’ 50 Greatest Documentaries of All Time

By Sight & Sound contributors, Nick James and others

Critics’ 50 Greatest Documentaries of All Time

The DVDs of 2011

By James Bell

The DVDs of 2011

Festivals

Eastern promises

By James Bell

Eastern promises

Reviews

American – The Bill Hicks Story review

By James Bell

American – The Bill Hicks Story review

The 10 best films of 2013

By Nick James, James Bell and others

The 10 best films of 2013

Festivals

Films for film’s sake: Tromsø 2015

By James Bell

Films for film’s sake: Tromsø 2015

Festivals

London 2011: It’s a wrap!

By Geoff Andrew, James Bell and others

London 2011: It’s a wrap!

The DVDs of 2010

By James Bell and Sight & Sound contributors

The DVDs of 2010

Festivals

London 2009: Underground, overground

By Nick Bradshaw and James Bell

London 2009: Underground, overground

Festivals

London 2010: It’s a wrap!

By James Bell, Nick Bradshaw and others

London 2010: It’s a wrap!

Features

In a lonely place: North Korea’s Pyongyang International Film Festival

By James Bell

In a lonely place: North Korea’s Pyongyang International Film Festival

Obituaries

Takamine Hideko, 1924-2010

By James Bell

Takamine Hideko, 1924-2010

Deep focus

Birth of the Method: the revolution in American acting

By Foster Hirsch and James Bell

Birth of the Method: the revolution in American acting

Features

Vintage film posters from the days before the censor

By James Bell

Vintage film posters from the days before the censor

Deep focus

Pre-Code: Hollywood before the censors

By Mike Mashon and James Bell

Pre-Code: Hollywood before the censors