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Walls within walls
by Jennie Kermode
Kevin Pontuti and Alexandra Loreth on The Yellow Wallpaper
Room to roam
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Caroline Vignal on Laure Calamy and My Donkey, My Lover, And I
Streaming Spotlight: moving house in the movies
by Jennie Kermode
The thrills, spills and perils of relocation
Eye For Books
by Andrew Robertson
The Alien Quartet (Bloomsbury Movie Guides)
Closing a circle
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Andy Goddard on Eddie Izzard, Bexhill-on-Sea and Six Minutes To Midnight
Tavernier’s last take on French cinema
by Richard Mowe
Death of prolific filmmaker, critic and cinephile
Keeping it real
by Amber Wilkinson
Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dustin Mancinelli talk about bringing home the horror in their debut feature Violation
Tackling a Crisis
by Amber Wilkinson
Nicholas Jarecki on bringing America's opioid emergency into thriller territory
When time still had some meaning
by Andrew Robertson
The best of the Glasgow Short Film Festival 2020
Stay-At-Home Seven: March 22 to 29
by Amber Wilkinson, Anne-Katrin Titze
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
A straight, steadfast hero
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Andy Goddard on Carla Juri, Lucinda Wright and Six Minutes To Midnight
After the shooting
by Jennie Kermode
Megan Park on trauma, recovery, unexpected success and The Fallout
Streaming Spotlight - Romanian filmmakers
by Amber Wilkinson
Inspired by Radu Jude winning Berlin's Golden Bear, we take a look at other films to catch from his homeland
The bearer of stories
by Jennie Kermode
Leah Purcell on indigenous voices and The Drover’s Wife: The Legend Of Molly Johnson
With you shortly
by Andrew Robertson
We look ahead to the 14th Glasgow Short Film Festival
Looking for justice
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jayro Bustamante in conversation on justice, Guatemala and the women in La Llorona
Between two women
by Jennie Kermode
Mari Walker, Pooya Mohseni and Lynn Chen discuss getting real in See You Then
Keeping it real
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Philippa Lowthorpe on Charlotte Walter’s costumes and Greg Kinnear’s Bob Hope in Misbehaviour
Stay-At-Home Seven: March 15 to 22
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
Films to catch on TV and streaming services in the coming week
Vive la Résistance
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Farid Bentoumi, Fanny Liatard, Reinaldo Marcus Green, and Kitty Green on Rendez-Vous with French Cinema’s Vive la Résistance
Letter man
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Elvira Lind on Oscar Isaac’s Richard and The Letter Room
Streaming Spotlight - Contemporary British Women directors
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
It was International Women's Day earlier this week, so we're looking at some of our recent homegrown talent
Fontaine’s take on law and disorder
by Richard Mowe
French director reveals moral dilemmas … and a presidential comedy
Fishing for truth
by Amber Wilkinson
Venice Atienza on finding friendship as well as capturing a story in Last Days At Sea
Reconnecting with tradition
by Jennie Kermode
Christopher Alender, Marcos Gabriel and Brigitte Kali Canales on the themes of The Old Ways
Very human
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Andrea Bræin Hovig on differing expectations, translating ideas, and Hope
Stay-At-Home Seven: March 8-14
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
More Glasgow Film Festival highlights and films to stream this week
Relations and reactions
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Stellan Skarsgård on the importance of life and Hope
Back on the trail
by Jennie Kermode
Anna Kerrigan on depicting mental illness and creating backstories for Cowboys
Streaming Spotlight - Court in the act
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
We're on the case this week
Portrait of a killing
by Jennie Kermode
Woo Min-ho on the death of President Park and The Man Standing Next
Secret agent men
by Jennie Kermode
Ollie Aslin and Gary Lennon on low budget espionage and Castro’s Spies
Taking possession
by Jennie Kermode
Christopher Alender, Marcos Gabriel and Brigitte Kali Canales on The Old Ways
Brothers on a journey
by Jennie Kermode
Nick and Alex Bourne on Down syndrome, siblings, and travelling the world to film Handsome
Stay-At-Home Seven: March 1-7
by Amber Wilkinson
More highlights to catch at Glasgow and on TV and streaming services this week
A Mayan princess
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jayro Bustamante on seeing a legend differently in La Llorona
Montana story
by Jennie Kermode
Anna Kerrigan on gender, casting and locations in Cowboys
Steps to success
by Jennie Kermode
Alexis Bruchon on doing it himself in The Woman With Leopard Shoes
Capturing Guantánamo
by Jennie Kermode
Kevin Macdonald on Mohamedou Ould Salahi, Guantánamo Bay and making The Mauritanian
Shouting and silence
by Jennie Kermode
Eugen Jebeleanu on homophobia, Poppy Field and moving from theatre to film
A family story
by Jennie Kermode
Lee Isaac Chung, Steven Yeun, Noel Cho and Alan Kim on making Minari
Stay-At-Home Seven: February 22 to 28
by Amber Wilkinson
This week's selection includes highlights from Glasgow Film Festival
New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Early Bird highlights
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Margaux Hartmann, Lovers, Love Affair(s) and Faithful
Hidden heroes
by Jennie Kermode
Adam Egypt Mortimer on graphic novels, superheroes and Archenemy
Secrets you know
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Barbara Sukowa and Filippo Meneghetti on Two Of Us
Balance of power
by Jennie Kermode
Shatara Michelle Ford on marginalisation, Test Pattern and the importance of nuance
Rediscovering Spain
by Paul Risker
Susan Stern on her personal documentary about her husband's life and work
Catching complexity
by Amber Wilkinson
Jessica Beshir on the 10-year personal journey to make Faya Dayi
Stay-At-Home Seven: February 15 to 21
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch this week on TV and streaming services
The theme of identity
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Dimitri de Clercq on identity, You Go To My Head and the universe of Alain Robbe-Grillet
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Sarajevo announces winners


Sarajevo Woody Harrelson awarded Heart of Sarajevo after lively masterclass


EIFF Gets back its mojo


Locarno Isabella Rossellini receives Excellence Award


London Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut to close festival