Between the end of World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the weird and wonderful film production line in communist East Germany included sci-fi, westerns, film noir and some uniquely ...

Fifty years after the release of Bugsy Malone, we share the illustrations with which director Alan Parker first imagined the idea of a gangster musical in which all of the parts would be played by ...

As Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey arrives in cinemas, we revisit 10 films that journeyed into Greek mythology before it, finding enduring inspiration in an ancient world of gods, monsters and epic ...

A world premiere of the restoration including a Q&A with band members will take place at BFI Southbank, before the film returns to cinemas nationwide on 2 October.

The BFI Fellowship recognises Cruise’s achievements as an extraordinary, versatile actor and his huge contribution to the UK film industry as a producer. Film industry guests and famous faces in ...

Directed by Henry Cornelius, Passport to Pimlico is a classic example of Ealing comedy, a mixture of political satire and heartfelt humour that’s typical of some of the studio’s most celebrated output ...

Douglas Slocombe was one of Britain’s most distinguished directors of photography, with a career in film spanning nearly 50 years. He worked on classic British titles as varied as The Servant (1963) ...

Jared Hess’s A Minecraft Movie is a big (and not just in budget), brash and brazen family film – so don’t be fooled by the apparent modesty of its title’s indefinite article. It is the middle word ...

A near-death experience sparks an existential and sexual awakening for taciturn shop owner Etero in Elene Naveriani’s enchanting film. After I Am Truly a Drop of Sun on Earth (2017) and Wet Sand (2021 ...

As Hollywood studio execs continue to plunder the comic-book archives, over in France the stock of the 19th-century novelist Alexandre Dumas is back at a premium. Last year, a pair of rollicking Three ...

A British-French co-production majority funded by the BFI and FilmFour, I Am Not a Witch features a mostly non-professional cast from all over Zambia. Nyoni’s greatest discovery is Maggie Mulubwa, who ...

It’s a tale as old as the hills, the kind that international law says should have long been buried in them: ordinary people menaced on their land by raiding parties, invaders and occupiers waving ...