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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.

BFI Distribution and Break Out Pictures partner to release Four Mothers in the UK and Ireland

Then and now

The real locations from Watership Down: how they look today

By Adam Scovell

The real locations from Watership Down: how they look today

Interviews

David Lynch on music, innovation and his future as a filmmaker: “I like to call it experimentation”

By Sam Wigley

David Lynch on music, innovation and his future as a filmmaker: “I like to call it experimentation”

Lists

The birth of action: 10 sensational stunts from the silent era

By David Parkinson

The birth of action: 10 sensational stunts from the silent era

News

39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to be presented from 19 to 30 March 2025

5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 22 to 24 November

Reviews

The Taste of Mango: a tender family reckoning

By Sophia Satchell-Baeza

The Taste of Mango: a tender family reckoning

Reviews

Wicked: there’s room on the broom for this dizzying movie musical

By Lillian Crawford

Wicked: there’s room on the broom for this dizzying movie musical

Reviews

Layla: Amrou Al-Kadhi’s vibrant drag fairytale

By Clara Bradbury-Rance

Layla: Amrou Al-Kadhi’s vibrant drag fairytale

Features

World TV Day 2024: how archive TV provides a portal to the past

By Lisa Kerrigan

World TV Day 2024: how archive TV provides a portal to the past

From the Sight and Sound archive

“Magnificently produced pantomime”: The Wizard of Oz reviewed in 1940

By E.P.

“Magnificently produced pantomime”: The Wizard of Oz reviewed in 1940

News

UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards to support the promotion of UK independent feature films

Features

Goulash, grisly ghouls and the funk of 40,000 years: Vincent Price in the 1970s, 80s and 90s

By Kevin Lyons

Goulash, grisly ghouls and the funk of 40,000 years: Vincent Price in the 1970s, 80s and 90s

Reviews

The Last Dance: Anselm Chan Mau-Yin swaps rom coms for a sombre funeral drama

By David West

The Last Dance: Anselm Chan Mau-Yin swaps rom coms for a sombre funeral drama

Lists

A short history of British propaganda... in 10 films

By Scott Anthony

A short history of British propaganda... in 10 films

Reviews

Snow Leopard: beauty and brutality intertwine in Pema Tseden’s final feature

By Jordan Cronk

Snow Leopard: beauty and brutality intertwine in Pema Tseden’s final feature

Reviews

Witches: a potent exploration of post-partum psychosis

By Catherine Wheatley

Witches: a potent exploration of post-partum psychosis

Festivals

11 Rebels: long, bloody and uncompromising samurai action cinema

By Kambole Campbell

11 Rebels: long, bloody and uncompromising samurai action cinema

Interviews

The last action hero in Hong Kong: Stephen Tung Wai on 50 years of kicking it in kung fu movies

By David West

The last action hero in Hong Kong: Stephen Tung Wai on 50 years of kicking it in kung fu movies

5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 November

By Sam Wigley

5 things to watch this weekend – 15 to 17 November

Reviews

Memories of a Burning Body: the experiences of three women converge in this mesmeric docudrama

By Miriam Balanescu

Memories of a Burning Body: the experiences of three women converge in this mesmeric docudrama

Reviews

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point: an enchantingly odd festive hangout movie

By Ryan Gilbey

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point: an enchantingly odd festive hangout movie

Features

Half-Life 2: 20 years of Valve’s game-changing shooter

By Jacob Heayes

Half-Life 2: 20 years of Valve’s game-changing shooter

Features

How Andrea Arnold’s Bird reclaims magic for the marginalised

By Juana Albina

How Andrea Arnold’s Bird reclaims magic for the marginalised

Features

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 20th anniversary: Kojima’s masterful tribute to spy cinema

By Stuart Burnside

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 20th anniversary: Kojima’s masterful tribute to spy cinema

Reviews

Gladiator II: a sequel that effectively doubles as a remake

By Guy Lodge

Gladiator II: a sequel that effectively doubles as a remake

10 great

10 great Indian action films

By Soham Gadre

10 great Indian action films

Interviews

Bill Nighy on his IVF origin story Joy: “This was an opportunity to put a bomb under the male tendency to bewilderingly underestimate women”

By Lou Thomas

Bill Nighy on his IVF origin story Joy: “This was an opportunity to put a bomb under the male tendency to bewilderingly underestimate women”

News

January 2025 programme highlights at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: Poitier, Visconti and more

News

Luchino Visconti season announced for BFI Southbank in January 2025