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Our July issue offers extended coverage of Cannes 2008 as our team of critics pick their highs and lows from every corner of the globe and also report on the superb examples of British auteur cinema on display - from Terence Davies' triumphant return to remarkable debuts from Steve McQueen and Duane Hopkins. Meanwhile, on the eve of a major David Lean retrospective, Charles Drazin explores how the director learnt his trade in the editing room while Sonia Genaitay looks at the processes used to restore some of his earliest films. Meanwhile, we talk to Errol Morris about his new film Standard Operating Procedure and also to Charles Burnett whose 1977 Killer of Sheep is a landmark of American independent cinema

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Each month we bring you informed commentary on world cinema from the very best writers and film critics, extensive DVD coverage, and every new cinema release reviewed with full synopsis and credits. If you want grown-up comment on films this is the magazine for you.

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Film Journalism course articlesFilm Journalism course articles

Read features and reviews from the next generation of film critics, selected from students on the BFI Film Journalism course.

Top Ten PollTop Ten

Every ten years Sight & Sound has asked film critics, directors, writers and academics to compile a list of the best films of all time. All these polls can be viewed online.

The Best Music in FilmThe Best Music in Film

In September 2004 Sight & Sound invited film-makers and musicians from across the world to reflect on the relationship between cinema and music.

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