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Find out moreJoker: Folie à Deux at BFI IMAX
Joaquin Phoenix returns to his Oscar-winning role, this time accompanied by Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn on a stunning IMAX 70mm print.
Find out moreThe 68th BFI London Film Festival
Discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling – from 9 to 20 October 2024 in London and around the UK.
Find out moreBFI Replay
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.
Find out moreThe Greatest Films of All Time issue
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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5 things to watch this weekend – 4 to 6 October
Young Frankenstein is alive again, while a jet-black 1990s satire and a medieval epic arrive on Blu-ray. What are you watching this weekend?
By Sam Wigley
Fire of Wind: Marta Mateus on her moonlit vigil in Portuguese wine country
By Sam Wigley
Sight and Sound: the November 2024 issue
Sight and Sound: the November 2024 issueSoundtrack to a Coup d’État: Johan Grimonprez’s collision of politics and jazz
By Sam Davies
10 great comedy horror films
By Anton Bitel
The edge of the razor: Catherine Breillat on Romance
By Leslie Felperin and Linda Ruth Williams
Tilda Swinton presents the BFI & Chanel Filmmaker Awards 2024
Tilda Swinton presents the BFI & Chanel Filmmaker Awards 2024Events
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele visit BFI Southbank to promote their documentary about a road trip to mark Harper coming out as a trans woman.
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