Hockney sees the charismatic artist take director Randall Wright on an exclusive tour of his archives and into his studio, where he still paints seven days a week. The film, which looks […]
Nina Gantz: Edmond – Hungry for love and affection
Nina Gantz’s dark and touching animation Edmond tells the story of an oddball character whose desire to be close to those around him reaches cannibalistic extreme. The dutch director’s graduate film from […]
The State of Japanese Animation in a Post-Miyazaki World: Directors to Watch
When legendary director Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement from Studio Ghibli recently, the world of Japanese anime was in mourning. In the vacuum left by the famed director, known for masterpieces like […]
The true story of a woman living undetected in a stranger’s apartment
Nick Norman-Butler’s filmic retelling of a Japanese news story about a homeless woman in Fukuoka who ‘shared’ an apartment with a wealthy businessman without his knowledge… for over a year.
Cannes Film Festival gives voice to refugees
The UN refugee agency is using the Cannes Film Festival to explore how filmmakers are responding to the ongoing refugee crisis. The festival is giving displaced people a chance to tell their […]
Galaxy of stars descend on Cannes for 69th Film Festival
Cannes is set to open the doors on its 69th Film Festival with enough stars to rival the Milky Way. Riding in on a wave of Oscar victories is Australian director George […]
Gus Van Sant looks back at his best films
From an Oscar nomination for “Good Will Hunting” to the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival with “Elephant”, he’s a director who’s divided critics from the start. Culture editor Eve Jackson […]
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is released in UK cinemas on 1st July 2016.
What happened to the set photographers?
Movies used to have set photographers to capture promotional images. That was because the 35mm camera image, running at 24 frames a second, was always a bit out of focus. With the […]
Paul Schrader on Taxi Driver
I had a series of things falling apart, a breakdown of my marriage, a dispute with the AFI, I lost my reviewing job. I didn’t have any money and I took to […]
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