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Open season
by Jennie Kermode
Tommy Boulding on class politics and shooting in the great outdoors for Hounded
"What comes first is love"
by Jennie Kermode
Micheal Rice on Black queer culture and making Black As U R
Stay-At-Home Seven - October 17 to 23
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
A primal thing
by Jennie Kermode
Goran Stolevski on witchcraft, overlapping identities and You Won’t Be Alone
The height of ambition
by Jennie Kermode
Julian Gilbey on climbing, fearlessness and compulsion in Summit Fever
Walk through fear
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Nan Goldin, Laura Poitras, Harry Cullen and Megan Kapler on All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Extending her limits
by Jennie Kermode
Júlia Murat on violence, desire and patriarchal society, and Rule 34
A timeless dimension
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Pietro Marcello on Gabriel Yared, Pascaline Chavanne and Scarlet
Desiring a reality
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Alessandro Comodin on Pier Luigi Mecchia, Jacques Lacan’s Other, and The Adventures Of Gigi The Law
Stay-at-Home Seven: October 10 to 16
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on TV or stream this week
'This is not the story of trans experience. It is a story of trans experience'
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Luis De Filippis and star Carmen Madonia talk about family and being yourself in Something You Said Last Night
Streaming Spotlight: adapting to space
by Jennie Kermode
Seven of the best screen adaptations of stories set in space
Like a fairy tale
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jamie Nares on Street, Bill Seery, Thurston Moore, and an early look at Linger On: The Velvet Underground
Hear her roar
by Jennie Kermode
Gia Elliot on supporting survivors and Take Back The Night
An eye for an eye
by Jennie Kermode
Yoav Paz on trauma, revenge and uncovering history in Plan A
The ancient way of cultivating
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Volker Schlöndorff on Tony Rinaudo and The Forest Maker
The real and unreal
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Noah Baumbach on White Noise, Ann Roth, Danny Elfman and James Murphy
Stay-at-Home Seven: October 3 to 9
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on TV this week
Celebrity culture
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Vicky Krieps on Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage, Romy Schneider, and Margarethe von Trotta’s Bachmann & Frisch
The everday art of performance
by Amber Wilkinson
Pornomelancholia director Manuel Abramovich on fact, fiction and character creation in his hybrid film
Six of the best at LFF
by Amber Wilkinson
We select a handful of highlights ahead of this year's festival
Blending biography with fiction
by Amber Wilkinson
Christophe Honoré and his young star Paul Kircher talk about grief and hope in Winter Boy
A friend till the end
by Jennie Kermode
Kyra Elise Gardner on growing up with a killer doll and making Living With Chucky
Close encounters
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Helena Wittmann on Denis Lavant, Marguerite Duras, Friedrich Glauser and Human Flowers Of Flesh
Lacoste is clear
by Amber Wilkinson
Actor Vincent on grief and working with Christophe Honoré on Winter Boy and his hopes for the future
Kingmakers
by Jennie Kermode
Daphné Baiwir on the work of Stephen King and making King On Screen
Stay-at-Home Seven: September 26 to October 2
by Amber Wilkinson
TV picks for the week ahead
A flame of hope
by Jennie Kermode
Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper on looking beyond collapse, and Vesper
A state of suspended discovery
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jamie Nares in conversation with Ed Bahlman
On the money
by Jennie Kermode
John Barker, Jaques De Silva, Shamilla Miller, Keenan Arrison and Bronté Snell talk further about The Umbrella Men
Putting on a show
by Jennie Kermode
Amanda Kramer on live shows, colour, taking risks and Give Me Pity!
The violence we don't see
by Jennie Kermode
Carlota Pereda on bullying, normalised violence and Piggy
Future imperfect
by Amber Wilkinson
Kogonada and Justin H Min on construction of identity and catching up to grief in After Yang
Stay-at-Home Seven: September 19 to 25
by Jennie Kermode
Films to catch on streaming services and TV this week
Getting away with it
by Jennie Kermode
John Barker, Jaques De Silva, Shamilla Miller, Keenan Arrison and Bronté Snell on The Umbrella Men
A world of contrast
by Amber Wilkinson
Laura Baumeister on working with contradictions, children and animals in Daughter Of Rage
Very unpredictable vibrations
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Isabelle Stever on Sarah Nevada Grether, Chris Marker’s La Jetée, and Grand Jeté
Changing the narrative
by Jennie Kermode
Joshua Seftel on the power of kindness and Stranger At The Gate
Stay-at-Home Seven: September 12 to 18
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on streaming services and TV this week
Looking for lost magic
by Jennie Kermode
Jonas Chernick on writing and starring in The End Of Sex
Streaming Spotlight: Toronto triumphs
by Amber Wilkinson
Films that took home the coveted audience awards at the festival
Kicking out cliché
by Amber Wilkinson
Juan Pablo González on avoiding stereotypes and building character in Dos Estaciones
From fact to fiction
by Amber Wilkinson
Juan Pablo González on moving from documentary work to his first feature and the origins of Dos Estaciones
Flowing between genres
by Amber Wilkinson
Elena López Riera on mixing fact and fiction in The Water
'I think I am Bresson school'
by Amber Wilkinson
Antonia Campbell-Hughes on her shooting style, masculinity and freedom in her debut It Is In Us All
Stay-at-Home Seven: September 5 to 11
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Family connections
by Amber Wilkinson
Matthew J Saville on the personal inspiration for Juniper and working with Charlotte Rampling
Eye For Books
by Jennie Kermode and Andrew Robertson
Crazy Old Ladies: The Story Of Hag Horror, The Lost Adventures Of James Bond, and The Frightfest Guide To Vampire Movies
Dream the scene
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Vicky Krieps on Mathieu Amalric and Hold Me Tight
Perfect timing
by Amber Wilkinson
Juanjo Giménez on sound design, creating mood and mystery in Out of Sync
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