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Find out moreGladiator II at BFI IMAX
Paul Mescal and a sterling support cast including Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Connie Nielsen star in Ridley Scott’s fierce follow-up to his 2000 Roman epic.
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A new free-to-access digital archive exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. Discover thousands of digitised videos and television programmes from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a glimpse into Britain’s past, its people and places.
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Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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BFI Distribution and Break Out Pictures partner to release Four Mothers in the UK and Ireland
A funny and charming tale of one Irish son juggling four very different mothers, Darren Thornton’s film won the LFF 2024 Audience Award for Best Feature.
The real locations from Watership Down: how they look today
By Adam Scovell
David Lynch on music, innovation and his future as a filmmaker: “I like to call it experimentation”
By Sam Wigley
The birth of action: 10 sensational stunts from the silent era
By David Parkinson
39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to be presented from 19 to 30 March 2025
39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to be presented from 19 to 30 March 20255 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 November
By Sam Wigley
The Taste of Mango: a tender family reckoning
By Sophia Satchell-Baeza
Events
Actor and musician Ashley Walters in conversation with actor, writer, producer and director Daniel Kaluuya.
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