https://www.bfi.org.uk/articles Discover the latest from the BFI, the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image. ed2add5e-5baa-41f8-8bf1-f32aa1415b34 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/my-one-political-film-ken-russell-devils For a special 1995 Sight and Sound supplement on film censorship, the writer and director of The Devils detailed his ambitions for the film – including his rationales for its most scandalising scenes – and his run-ins with its range of detractors. Ken Russell Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 23b33a9e-60d7-4d05-a1b0-d2172b5dc179 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/queer-edward-ii-new-derek-jarman-documentary-captures-vital-piece-cinematic-history Theo Rollason’s remarkable found-footage documentary examines the wider political context that shaped Derek Jarman’s creation of his 1991 drama Edward II. Travis Jeppesen Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 0c2372a4-6b81-4ccb-8c2d-d0366549f055 https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/interviews/cate-blanchett-shahrbanoo-sadat-displacement-film-fund Marking the UK debut of the Displacement Film Fund’s first five shorts, Cate Blanchett and filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat talk creative risk, resilient communities and the importance of bringing displaced perspectives into the cinematic mainstream. Lou Thomas Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 701fb174-725f-457a-9277-fc9dd7d3d47a https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/eva-marie-saint-obituary-oscar-winning-star-waterfront-north-northwest Among the last icons of the golden age of Hollywood, Saint was never quite a movie star in the conventional sense. The Oscar-winning actress, who has died aged 102, leaves behind a career defined less by celebrity than by generosity, craft and an abiding faith in the ensemble. Thirza Wakefield Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 489e48f1-051d-4ca1-af30-0b8b5ffebc1c https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/interviews/beatrice-gibson-at-night In her award-winning first feature At Night, women drift through the Paris night sharing stories of creativity, motherhood, desire and difference. Ahead of its premiere at LFF, Gibson spoke to us about collective authorship and the politics of listening. Sophia Satchell-Baeza Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 3fd237c7-1940-4db7-93c5-100e464025d4 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/face-horror-anna-biller-bewitches-with-tragic-medieval-horrorshow The Love Witch director returns with a 14th-century tale of marital betrayal and bridal vengeance loosely based on the famous Japanese ghost story Yotsuya Kaidan. Savina Petkova Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 477dacca-922b-490c-a517-fedddf874cec https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/digger-unwieldy-compulsively-watchable-satire Alejandro González Iñárritu’s big, unsubtle film about an impending climate catastrophe caused by reckless oil drilling is short on laughs, but has a powerful weapon in Tom Cruise’s barnstorming performance as the ageing Texan oil tycoon Digger Rockwell. Philip Concannon Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT dd57d556-e7c2-479c-b0a6-a9d358cceb3b https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/take-it-or-leave-it-making-madness Released during the band’s heyday but swiftly forgotten, Take It Or Leave It recreates the rise to fame of one of Britain's best loved pop bands. As the film is re-released in 4K for cinema and DVD, director Dave Robinson and Madness’s lead singer Suggs recall how they made a film charting the band’s journey from Camden Town wannabes to national treasures. Stephen Dalton Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT 089d0141-bcd7-4a07-aa07-1c26379ccf2f https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/sick-kinky-bbfc-ken-russells-devils The then British Board of Film Censors was not the only obstacle to Ken Russell's conception of The Devils in the 1970s – and nor was it monolithic in its judgement. Linda Ruth Williams reveals the tussles between the director's admirers and disgusted critics on the board, a schism that reflected wider ideological shifts in the country at large. Linda Ruth Williams Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT de415426-d975-41c0-abcc-3c3a6eb3e891 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/lists/21-great-films-playing-bfi-london-film-festival-2026 Can’t decide what to make time for at the 70th BFI London Film Festival 2026? Discover some of the most intriguing films on the programme, reviewed and recommended by Sight and Sound contributors. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT bf002cde-88b9-414b-b742-c00036e81bff https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-south-korean-sci-fi-films With Na Hong-jin’s action-packed creature feature Hope currently in cinemas, we celebrate the peaks of South Korean sci-fi since the turn of the millennium. Josh Slater-Williams Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT e0855ab0-ed72-4abb-9569-dd24f959c9cd https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/it-comes-out-anger-about-way-things-are-martin-scorsese-departed Martin Scorsese had more on his mind than gangster movies when he made The Departed, which is now 20 years old. He told Ian Christie about the intentions behind the film, plus his long-standing plans to make Silence (2016), in our November 2006 issue. Ian Christie Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 59b49611-004a-4591-a7e4-b891ab82541d https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/competition-juries-announced-70th-bfi-london-film-festival The juries for this year‘s festival awards will be led by Sam Pollard (Official Competition), Amir El-Masry (First Feature Competition), Sandhya Suri (Documentary Competition) and Helen Simmons (Short Film Competition). Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT f2a193a1-c64f-4040-83e1-761ceeedccf5 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/devils-advocate-guillermo-del-toro-films-darkness-light A longtime devotee of Ken Russell’s The Devils, Guillermo del Toro explains why the film lights his fire and how it feels to see it restored. Guillermo del Toro Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2fdd0a6f-5b90-49ca-9e3f-f97c59098bbb https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-player-october-2026-line-up October brings subscription exclusives for David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds and Damiano Michieletto’s Venetian drama Primavera, plus films from Dario Argento, Charles Burnett and Isaac Julien. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 9d51fedc-cc6a-44bf-b16d-622db5bda733 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/debut-julianne-moore-gives-showstopping-performance-woman-transformed-community-theatre Jesse Eisenberg brings a Sirkian touch to this wildly entertaining film about a timid New Jersey woman who throws herself headfirst into a new thespian life after she’s cast in her local musical. Neil Young Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT d53fa670-1399-482a-8075-e63aee96907f https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/works-progress-showcase-projects-announced-2026-bfi-london-film-festival The showcase features screenings of exclusive extracts from each project, with introductions by their filmmakers to an invited audience of international buyers, UK sales agents, distributors and festival programmers. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 06e03836-6ee9-4a19-80ae-3dd9452af74d https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/everytime-sandra-wollners-digital-age-fairytale-finds-light-time-grief The Austrian director’s mesmerising third feature looks at a family in mourning, using the language of video games to explore the complicated nature of digital ‘remembrance’. Alexander Mooney Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 07f1d898-0c82-4e91-aaea-a5838a8dc93a https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/animol-ashley-walters-proves-instinctive-actors-director-with-tense-cell-block-drama The Top Boy star’s feature debut has a standout performance from Tut Nyuot as Troy, a teen struggling to stay out of a trouble as he does his time in a violent youth detention centre. Leila Latif Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT cf4231dc-326a-4355-a936-04f88a68f4db https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/knife-attempted-murder-salman-rushdie-fascinating-documentary-captures-authors-courage-humour-wake-brutal-attack Using intimate footage mainly shot by Salman Rushdie’s wife, the writer Rachel Eliza Griffiths, documentarian Alex Gibney follows his recovery from a 2022 attack, in which he was stabbed 15 times while on stage in New York. Philip Concannon Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT da7fd1e0-cce0-4fe0-982b-b20623b9e03b https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/heart-beast-bracingly-executed-man-dog-survival-story Brad Pitt stars as a traumatised US soldier stranded in the wilderness with his military security dog in a tense action thriller from David Ayer that’s strongest in its quieter moments. Jonathan Romney Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 9a9ce3c7-d656-4c5a-8f71-cd91fffa3d89 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/tribute-liz-muggeridge BFI Deputy CEO Harriet Finney and Francesca Vinti, former Executive Director of Fundraising & Enterprise, pay tribute to our late colleague Liz Muggeridge. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT aff8e3c5-68db-423c-9e07-8a9181db0e64 https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/bresson-olivier-assayas-paul-schrader-aki-kaurismaki-more-discuss-french-director Robert Bresson's films are so singular that they have inspired legions of fine directors. Here Olivier Assayas, Bruno Dumont, Paul Schrader, Eugène Green and Aki Kaurismäki pledge their allegiance, while Michael Brooke introduces his work. From our November 2007 issue. Michael Brooke Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1c6735db-3607-49ce-85db-1aeaf9efbe08 https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/under-arcadian-sky-gregory-markopouloss-80-hour-epic-eniaios-concludes-temenos As the last four cycles of Gregory Markopoulos’s Eniaios premiered at the Temenos in Greece, a restoration project spanning more than a quarter century reached its end. Beneath the night sky envisioned by the filmmaker, audiences witnessed the completion of one of cinema’s most singular works. Georgia Korossi Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT de73471f-8db5-4588-8f1c-d8a9b38c0e6d https://www.bfi.org.uk/inside-the-archive/news/inside-archive-76-queer-collaborations-centenary-celebrations-victorian-education This month, learn about an archive residency exploring queer stories, two centenary celebrations and a learning collaboration with the V&A. CJ De Barra Josephine Botting Gemma Starkey Bryony Dixon Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT e19c8aee-a0fc-4955-936c-ded879e69b25 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/15-filmmakers-revealed-bfi-london-film-festivals-talent-development-programme-bfi-networklff Fifteen early career filmmakers across fiction and documentary have been selected for this year’s edition of our flagship talent programme, which is designed to support and inspire new and distinctive filmmaking voices. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT a9bb6f5c-9df7-4e6a-a551-300e2e54defe https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/ghost-song-fleshed-out-full-blooded-portrayal-youthful-amour-fou Fatih Akin’s absorbing supernatural romance sees sparks fly between a young couple even after death. Neil Young Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT b894d3f9-759b-4620-9255-8cf2c7f4b926 https://www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-festival/news/lff-free-programme-announced-70th-bfi-london-film-festival The lineup features Cate Blanchett and the Displacement Film Fund, Girls on Film live podcast, and special guest speakers including Adam Pearson, Mark Cousins and Andrew Davies. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT c683aab3-f280-4f40-ac06-3ce46e436abc https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/news/sight-sound-november-2026-issue On the cover: Ken Russell’s The Devils: the controversial masterpiece returns Inside: Paweł Pawlikowski discusses his new feature Fatherland, Boots Riley on I Love Boosters, a look inside a rediscovered scrapbook detailing the workings of F.W. Murnau's Faust, the Venice film festival bulletin, David Thompson pays tribute to Jeremy Thomas and we return to our archive and to a conversation between Billy Wilder and designer Saul Bass. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 079dbff9-cc66-4909-bd55-b7a9f0f79db7 https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/locations-horace-ove-pressure As Horace Ové’s landmark drama Pressure arrives on Blu-ray, we went looking for the exact spots where Ové filmed in Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove, to find out what’s changed five decades later. Adam Scovell Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT