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The main dish
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Philippe Lesage with Ed Bahlman on Rock Lobster and Who By Fire
Bringing it all together
by Jennie Kermode
Tara Thorne on telling lesbian stories, ensemble filmmaking and Lakeview
About the journey
by Paul Risker
Andre Gaines on adapting and updating The Dutchman
Stay-at-Home Seven: March 17 to 23
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on TV or stream this week
A test of love
by Jennie Kermode
Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer on Honey Bunch
On her own
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Atom Egoyan on Seven Veils, Amanda Seyfried, Salome and Oscar Wilde
The shape of memory
by Paul Risker
Yana Alliata, Ryan Wuestewald, Hans Christopher and Nikki DeParis on Reeling
Anything for love
by Paul Risker
Emma Higgins on teenage frustration, good intentions and Sweetness
Time for trans joy
by Jennie Kermode
Siobhan McCarthy on reinventing the high school movie in She’s The He
Making the running
by Jennie Kermode
Paige Bethmann and Jessica Epstein on history, storytelling and Remaining Native
The outlaw
by Paul Risker
Karan Kandhari on artistic inspirations and Sister Midnight
Stay-at-Home Seven: March 10 to 16
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Rediscovering her voice
by Paul Risker
Alex Burunova on subverting narrative expectations in Satisfaction
For the sake of belonging
by Jennie Kermode
Michael Premo and Rachel Falcone on going inside MAGA to make Homegrown
A very British murder
by Jennie Kermode
Rupert Russell on the Charles Walton murder, folk horror and The Last Sacrifice
'When you fall in love, you get very self-obsessed'
by Amber Wilkinson
Filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud on depicting young desire in Dreams
From fantasy to the natural
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bruno Dumont on The Empire, Fabrice Luchini, and fairy tales
'She's a character who is almost experiencing performance anxiety'
by Amber Wilkinson
Laura Carreira on buidling character with her cast and cinematographer in On Falling
Stay-at-Home Seven: March 3 to 9
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
Down on the farm
by Jennie Kermode
Will Howarth and Talia Zucker on developing In Vitro
'It’s not just making a movie for me, it’s a journey'
by Amber Wilkinson
Rima Das on bringing sequel Village Rockstars 2 to the screen
A great opportunity
by Jennie Kermode
Ishaya Bako on exploring the world of scammers in I Do Not Come To You By Chance
Freshly squeezed Florida
by Jennie Kermode
Julian Glander on small stakes drama and animating Boys Go To Jupiter
Wishing on space hardware
by Jennie Kermode
Daniel V Masciari and Eliza VanCort discuss Stationed At Home
An intimate odyssey
by Paul Risker
The Accidental Getaway Driver director Sing J Lee on taking his characters and audience on a journey
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 24 to March 2
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Laughing in the aisles
by Jennie Kermode
Vera Drew on the Penguin, animation techniques and The People's Joker
'I wanted her to have the space to not know what's right and wrong all the time'
by Amber Wilkinson
Sarah Miro Fischer on the torn loyalties of her protagonist in The Good Sister
'Reality offers impromptu flowers that you’re able to harvest'
by Amber Wilkinson
Iván Fund talks about his loose and intuitive approach to filmmaking and story in The Message
Putting on a happy face
by Jennie Kermode
Vera Drew on the surprise success and anarchic queerness of The People’s Joker
Tales from the tundra
by Jennie Kermode
Zacharias Kunuk on telling traditional stories in Wrong Husband
Something universal
by Jennie Kermode
Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs discuss Lesbian Space Princess
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 17 to 23
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on TV this week
A fateful encounter
by Jennie Kermode
Jim Cummings and Richard Brake on The Last Stop In Yuma County
In the frame: the 'invisible' photographer
by Richard Mowe
Martin Parr on how it feels to be in the spotlight and receive due recognition
Puzzle boxes
by Paul Risker
Star Rosencrans on editing The Dead Thing and A Desert
Looking forward to Berlinale 2025
by Amber Wilkinson
We anticipate some gems as the festival celebrates its diamond anniversary
Through the lens
by Paul Risker
Moritz Binder on journalism under pressure and September 5
Caught up in conflict
by Jennie Kermode
Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer and Franz Böhm on the war in Ukraine and Rock, Paper, Scissors
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 10 to 16
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly or stream this week
Finding a way forwards
by Jennie Kermode
Kim A Snyder and Sam Fuentes on school shootings and Death By Numbers
A film about family
by Paul Risker
Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani on In The Shadow Of The Cypress
Community, laughter and losing control
by Jennie Kermode
Nancy Webb, Mariel Sharp and Kaye Adelaide on making The Rebrand
Hopping from stage to screen
by Richard Mowe
The Tasting director Ivan Caldérac on making a bid for posterity after a theatre hit
Making memories
by Paul Risker
Dani Feixas-Roka on depicting Alzheimer's disease in Paris 70
A guilty man
by Jennie Kermode
Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp discuss I Am Ready, Warden
Stay-at-Home Seven: Feburary 3 to 9
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Retro out of the box
by Andrew Robertson
Tarsem Singh on challenging American sensibilities and his operatic vision for The Cell
Letting go
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Barbara Sukowa on We’re Not Done Yet, White Noise and the upcoming Leibniz film
'It’s like the supernatural leaks through the cracks of reality'
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Laura Casabé on bringing The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake to the screen
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Body, heart and mind Leah Nelson on her mother's experience of memory loss, and making Tangles

Starring role for a 'reluctant' award winner Karlovy Vary turns spotlight on genius behind the lens Robert Richardson

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Hoffman still working out life’s mysteries Eternal star of The Graduate receives top Karlovy Vary accolade

Pilgrims' progress David Andrew Ward on capturing spiritual journeys in Human Tide

Telling tales Alex Vlack on comedy, cruelty, moral rationalisation and The Revisionist

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