Samuel Wigley

Articles by Samuel Wigley

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  British films at Sundance 2015

  A Michael Fassbender western, an adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn and a smattering of documentaries are among the new British films heading out west for this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

  Wednesday, January 21, 2015

  Features

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  The 10 best Cary Grant films

  From thrillers to romantic comedies, British-born Cary Grant starred in some of the very finest films to have come out of Hollywood. Here are the 10 best places to seek him out.

  Sunday, January 18, 2015

  Lists

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  BFI and Wikipedia join forces for marathon Wikipedia editing session

  We need your help for an epic Editathon at the BFI Reuben Library to enrich Wikipedia’s entries relating to black and Asian British cinema.

  Friday, January 16, 2015

  Announcements

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  Oscars 2015: the nominations in full

  With nine nominations each, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead the race after the announcement of the Academy Award nominations 2015.

  Thursday, January 15, 2015

  Features

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  Eric Rohmer’s 10 favourite films

  Read the great French director’s letter to Sight & Sound in 1961 with his personal vote for the 10 best films of all time.

  Tuesday, January 13, 2015

  Features

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  Testament of Youth: ‘there’s a massive female audience who aren’t being catered for’

  BBC TV drama director James Kent tells us about his transition to the big screen with a heartfelt and heartbreaking adaptation of Testament of Youth, Vera Brittain’s beloved First World War memoir. 

  Friday, January 9, 2015

  Interviews

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  BAFTAs 2015: the nominations in full

  The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the pack for the 2015 BAFTAs with 11 nominations, with The Theory of Everything and Birdman each up for 10 categories.

  Friday, January 9, 2015

  Features

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  10 great films about making a fresh start

  With the start of a new year, and the rerelease of Eric Rohmer’s masterpiece The Green Ray in cinemas, here are 10 more classic films that offer possible inspiration for turning over a new leaf and starting over.

  Thursday, January 1, 2015

  Lists

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  Did Stanley Kubrick invent the iPad?

  Read the futuristic headlines for a New York Times app that Kubrick commissioned for the ‘Newspad’ in 2001: A Space Odyssey, a slimline computer that eerily predicts the modern tablet.

  Thursday, December 18, 2014

  Features

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  10 great Christmas films

  From an early archive treasure to some perennial modern favourites, these are 10 of the best Christmas movies for festive viewing.

  Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Lists